1. Coming back
   "a recurring ghost";
   - revenant
    
2. (mathematics) of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
   "The fraction 1/3 is expressed as the recurring decimal 0.333..."

1. Happen or occur again
   "This is a recurring story";
   - repeat, reoccur
    
2. Return in thought or speech to something
   "He kept recurring to his childhood memories";
   - go back

See also: continual

Type of: come about, come back, fall out, go on, hap [archaic], happen, hark back, occur, pass, pass off, recall, return, take place

Encyclopedia: Recurring