recurring

[ ri-kur-ing, -kuhr- ]

/ rɪˈkɜr ɪŋ, -ˈkʌr- /

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adjective

occurring or appearing again.

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Origin of recurring

recur + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM recurring

re·cur·ring·ly, adverbun·re·cur·ring, adjective

Words nearby recurring

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Definition for recurring (2 of 2)

recur

[ ri-kur ]

/ rɪˈkɜr /

verb (used without object), re·curred, re·cur·ring.

to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.

to return to the mind: The idea kept recurring.

to come up again for consideration, as a question.

to have recourse.

Origin of recur

1610–20; earlier: to recede < Latin recurrere to run back, equivalent to re- re- + currere to run

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Example sentences from the Web for recurring

Her chops landed her several TV gigs, including a recurring role as an NBC page on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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Mindless bureaucratic cruelty is a recurring theme of observers of the modern state.
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Its recurring phrase is now the deadening, argument-stifling “As a mom,” cited frequently by Jenny McCarthy and Sherri Shepherd.
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Vain were the recurring entreaties not to depart on his errand.
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It is a dreadful thing for the general strength of Government, to have these sort of doubtful days recurring so often.
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He also attempted to classify the stories in a certain number of recurring formula or plots.
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But twelve arduous years of struggle with recurring difficulties passed before success began to dawn.
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True, we find a recurring limitation in that it is only the Christian who is a brother to Christians.
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British Dictionary definitions for recurring

recur

/ (rɪˈkɜː) /

verb -curs, -curring or -curred (intr)

to happen again, esp at regular intervals

(of a thought, idea, etc) to come back to the mind

(of a problem, etc) to come up again

maths (of a digit or group of digits) to be repeated an infinite number of times at the end of a decimal fraction

Derived forms of recur

recurring, adjectiverecurringly, adverb

Word Origin for recur

C15: from Latin recurrere, from re- + currere to run

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Medical definitions for recurring

recur

[ rĭ-kûr′ ]

v.

To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly.

To return to one's attention or memory.

recurring

adjective

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Definition for recurring (2 of 2)

verb (used without object), re·curred, re·cur·ring.

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verb -curs, -curring or -curred (intr)

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Word Origin for recur

Medical definitions for recurring

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