repeating

adjective
UK: /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
US: /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/

  1. Happening again and again.

    1. The repeating pattern made me dizzy.
    2. The repeating decimal in the equation caused a problem for the students during their math class.

Synonyms

recurring recurrent iterative
repeating verb

  1. Saying or writing something again.

    1. I am repeating the question.
    2. He was repeating what she told him about her repeating dreams last night.

  2. Doing the same action or event again.

    1. We are repeating the experiment.
    2. After repeating the same mistake, he faced serious consequences during his employment.
repeating noun

  1. An act of saying or doing something again.

    1. The repeating of words helped me.
    2. The repeating of the same tasks made his job somewhat boring everyday.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "repeating" is /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/ in British English and /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "repeating": recurring, recurrent, iterative.

Example usage of "repeating": "The repeating pattern made me dizzy.". More examples on the page.