occurring

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of occur
2. present participle and gerund of occurre (obsolete form of occur)

noun

1. An instance of something occurring; an event or happening.
   While it was noted above that the interaffecting of the present by the occurrings and implyings of the past provides a means of generating a sense of a personal past through the accumulation of bodily-relevant occurrings and implyings, […] 2016, Janet Banfield, Geography Meets Gendlin

adj

1. (in combination) That occurs in a specified manner.
   naturally occurring macromolecules