Occurring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈkɝɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Occurring is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of occur.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of occur.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of occurre (obsolete form of occur)
- An instance of something occurring; an event or happening.
- (in combination) That occurs in a specified manner.
Example Sentences
naturally occurring macromolecules
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, […]
The perceived and known fact on which this discussion is based, is not the difference between the occurring and the non-occurring of an act (for non-occurring does not say impossibility), nor the difference between possibility and impossibility of the act (for the possibility cannot be perceived), but the difference between the occurring and the impossibility.
Word Forms
- occurrings
Synonyms for occurring
Depending on context, synonyms include occurrence.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include recurring, appearing, arising, existing, present, emerging.
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