occurring

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈkɝɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkɜːɹɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: oc‧cur‧ring

Verb

occurring

1. present participle of occur

Noun

occurring (plural occurrings)

1. An instance of something occurring; an event or happening.
   • 2016, Janet Banfield, Geography Meets Gendlin:

     While it was noted above that the interaffecting of the present by the occurrings and implyings of the past provides a means of generating a sense of a personal past through the accumulation of bodily-relevant occurrings and implyings, […]

Adjective

occurring (not comparable)

1. (in combination) That occurs in a specified manner.

   naturally occurring macromolecules