recurring
UK/ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ//ɹɪˈkɝɪŋ/
recurring adjective: happening or occurring frequently, with repetition. Also the present participle and gerund of recur.
Adjective
recurring (comparative more recurring, superlative most recurring)
- Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.
- He has recurring asthma attacks.
- Revenge is a recurring theme in this novel.
- Synonyms:
- recurrent
- Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely.
- Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal.
Noun
recurring (plural recurrings)
- A recurrence; a coming round again.
- Winter, here, is a dimension of all reality, not one-fourth of the spiritual year's endless recurrings.2009, Martin E. Marty, A Cry of Absence: Reflections for the Winter of the Heart, page 21
- Synonyms:
- reiteration, repeat
Also used as
recurring is also the present participle and gerund of recur.
recurring meaning in Nepali
recurring in Nepali
- पुनरावर्ती
Examples of recurring in a sentence
- One third is a recurring decimal, but one half is a terminate decimal.
- These scholars identify well-defined irregular correspondences recurring in words found across the (northern) European branches of Indo-European.
- More recently, thinspo has become a recurring theme on social media platforms.
Synonyms of recurring
Forms of recurring
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more recurring |
| superlative | most recurring |
| Noun | |
| plural | recurrings |
Words formed from recurring
Phrases with recurring
Questions about recurring
- What does recurring mean?
- Recurring means happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.
- What is recurring in Nepali?
- Recurring in Nepali is पुनरावर्ती. See Recurring meaning in Nepali.
- What part of speech is recurring?
- Recurring can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce recurring?
- Recurring is pronounced /ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near recurring in the dictionary
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