recurring

[ri-kur-ing, -kuhr-]

adjective

1. occurring or appearing again.

Other Word Forms

• recurringly adverb
• unrecurring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of recurring¹

recur + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The 26-year-old had previously struggled with a recurring shoulder problem this season.

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Argentina, Latin America’s third-largest economy after Brazil and Mexico, has for decades endured recurring political and financial crises marked by currency devaluations, bank runs and sovereign-debt defaults.

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However, false positives, such as identifying legitimate behavior as fraud, are a recurring problem for fraud detection in financial sectors.

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Maybe this could be the start of something — a recurring salon, a tradition, a place where people could nibble pastries and say bright, approving things about me.

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Private-sector funding and operation is the answer to these recurring infrastructure nightmares.

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Related Words

• ceaseless 
• constant 
• continued 
• continuous 
• endless 
• enduring 
• eternal 
• incessant 
• infinite 
• interminable 
• never-ending 
• perennial 
• permanent 
• persistent 
• unceasing 
• unending