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occurring

Sayuh-KUR-ing/əˈkɝɪŋ/UK/əˈkɜːɹɪŋ/

Noun pluraloccurrings

4 meanings of occurring

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of occur. Use this form for something happening right now or as an ongoing action.

    Power outages kept occurring during the storm.

    Something strange was occurring in the empty house.

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  2. 2
    adjectivein compounds
    Happening or existing in a way that is described by the word in front of it.

    Naturally occurring minerals fill the cave walls.

    The team studied the frequently occurring faults in the old machine.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    An event, or a single time when something happens.

    Similaroccurrence

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Less common meaning

  1. 4
    verbobsolete
    Present participle and gerund of occurre, an old spelling of 'occur'.
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occurring is a form of occur

occur, verb: To happen, or to come up, like a chance or a problem. Full entry

Forms
occuroccurs he/she/itoccurring -ing formoccurred past tense, past participle
Spelling
occur → occurring: double the r, add -ing

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