Recurring

//ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A recurrence; a coming round again.

    "Winter, here, is a dimension of all reality, not one-fourth of the spiritual year's endless recurrings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of recur form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.

    "He has recurring asthma attacks."

  2. 2
    Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely. not-comparable

    "Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal."

Adjective
  1. 1
    coming back wordnet

Synonyms

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frequentalternateautomaticbeatenbeatingcircling

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"We must prevent this type of incident from recurring."

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