occurring

English

Pronunciation

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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