Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recurring

/ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: re-cur-ring
IPA: /ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.

adj

Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely.

noun

A recurrence; a coming round again.

verb

present participle and gerund of recur

Example Sentences

"He has recurring asthma attacks."
"Revenge is a recurring theme in this novel."
"Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal."
"Winter, here, is a dimension of all reality, not one-fourth of the spiritual year's endless recurrings."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/
British English: /ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more recurring (comparative) most recurring (superlative) recurrings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonrecurring recurringly unrecurring

Synonyms

recurrent repetitive reiteration repeat revenant

Rhymes With

referring occurring transferring stirring preferring blurring incurring conferring purring deferring deterring inferring

Questions

How do you pronounce recurring?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/.
What does recurring mean?: Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.

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