occurring

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 15.90 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of occur
2. verb present participle and gerund of occurre
3. noun An instance of something occurring; an event or happening.
4. adjective That occurs in a specified manner.

   naturally occurring macromolecules

Similar words

recurring appearing arising existing present emerging prevailing intervening location course

Often followed by

in at during on within as after between with

Word family

occur occurred occurrence occurrences occurs