adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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General-American:/əˈkɝɪŋ/
Received-Pronunciation:/əˈkɜːɹɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 K ER1 IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That occurs in a specified manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
Examples
naturally occurring macromolecules
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An instance of something occurring; an event or happening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: occurrence
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of occur
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of occurre (obsolete form of occur)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.