What part of speech is occurring?

Occurring can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. occurring is a verb, gerund of occur (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does occurring mean?

Definitions

Adjective

occurring - That occurs in a specified manner.

Verb

occur - to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
occur - come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
occur - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

Noun

occurring - The action of the verb to occur.

Examples of occurring

#   Sentence  
1. verb These changes are occurring across all species, Parmesan told UPI's Climate.
2. verb Civil wars are occurring in many countries.
3. verb The Department of Homeland Security's primary function is the prevention of terrorist attacks occurring within America and, in the extreme case of an attack happening, holding losses to the smallest possible level and swiftly carrying out restoration.
4. verb Also many incidents of robbery by threats and violence are occurring.
5. verb The Department of Homeland Security's primary function is the prevention of terrorist attacks occurring within the United States and, in the extreme case of an attack happening, holding losses to the smallest possible level and swiftly carrying out restoration.
6. verb From a social perspective, menarche is typically considered the central event of female puberty - but menarche does not necessarily signal that ovulation has begun occurring.
7. verb The length of the frost-free season (and the corresponding growing season) has been increasing nationally since the 1980s, with the largest increases occurring in the western United States, affecting ecosystems and agriculture. Across the United States, the growing season is projected to continue to lengthen.
8. verb Venus does not have any naturally occurring satellites.
9. verb Earth has one naturally occurring satellite, the Moon.
10. verb Astronomers believe Saturn's rings developed from particles that resulted from the break-up of naturally occurring satellites.
11. verb The enquiry concluded that, despite his denials, the chief executive would have had to have known about the illegal practices occurring in the company.
12. verb It is impossible to prevent this situation from occurring again.
13. verb Riots are occurring across the country to protest the war.
14. verb Coastal development and village sprawl is occurring at a rapid rate and is resulting in a loss of sea turtle nesting areas with associated disturbance of nesting females.
15. verb In the 1850s, researchers demonstrated that carbon dioxide and other naturally occurring greenhouse gases in the atmosphere prevent some of the heat radiating from Earth’s surface from escaping to space: this is known as the greenhouse effect.
Sentence  
verb
These changes are occurring across all species, Parmesan told UPI's Climate.
Civil wars are occurring in many countries.
The Department of Homeland Security's primary function is the prevention of terrorist attacks occurring within America and, in the extreme case of an attack happening, holding losses to the smallest possible level and swiftly carrying out restoration.
Also many incidents of robbery by threats and violence are occurring.
The Department of Homeland Security's primary function is the prevention of terrorist attacks occurring within the United States and, in the extreme case of an attack happening, holding losses to the smallest possible level and swiftly carrying out restoration.
From a social perspective, menarche is typically considered the central event of female puberty - but menarche does not necessarily signal that ovulation has begun occurring.
The length of the frost-free season (and the corresponding growing season) has been increasing nationally since the 1980s, with the largest increases occurring in the western United States, affecting ecosystems and agriculture. Across the United States, the growing season is projected to continue to lengthen.
Venus does not have any naturally occurring satellites.
Earth has one naturally occurring satellite, the Moon.
Astronomers believe Saturn's rings developed from particles that resulted from the break-up of naturally occurring satellites.
The enquiry concluded that, despite his denials, the chief executive would have had to have known about the illegal practices occurring in the company.
It is impossible to prevent this situation from occurring again.
Riots are occurring across the country to protest the war.
Coastal development and village sprawl is occurring at a rapid rate and is resulting in a loss of sea turtle nesting areas with associated disturbance of nesting females.
In the 1850s, researchers demonstrated that carbon dioxide and other naturally occurring greenhouse gases in the atmosphere prevent some of the heat radiating from Earth’s surface from escaping to space: this is known as the greenhouse effect.

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