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Definition of "occurring" []

  • Present participle of occur. (verb)
  • The action of the verb to occur. (noun)
  • That occurs in a specified manner. (adjective)

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Use "occurring" in a sentence
  • "During this period, which they describe as occurring between AD 885 and 1235, the outer part of Igaliku Fjord experienced enhanced vertical mixing which they attribute to increased wind stress that would have been expected to increase nutrient availability there."
  • "If they do maintain that they are more excellent than he, let them prove themselves so by their works, for they have never pretended to anything like [what he describes as occurring to himself]."
  • "To prevent any such misapprehension, I will observe that the events which I describe as occurring before me, have all taken place within forty-eight hours in and near the house of Mr. Townsend, of Spa-hill, Kilfinane, county"