1. The act of doing or performing again
   "The repeating of the experiment confirmed the initial results";
   - repetition

1. To say, state, or perform again
   "She kept repeating her request";
   - reiterate, ingeminate [archaic], iterate, restate, retell
    
2. To say again or imitate
   "followers repeating the cries of their leaders";
   - echo
    
3. Make, do or perform again
   "He could never repeat his brilliant performance of the magic trick";
   - duplicate, reduplicate, double, replicate
    
4. Happen or occur again
   "This is a repeating story";
   - recur, reoccur
    
5. (music) repeat an earlier theme of a composition
   "The violins repeat the main melody";
   - reprise, recapitulate

Derived forms: repeatings

Type of: come about, continuance, continuation, emit, fall out, go on, hap [archaic], happen, let loose, let out, occur, pass, pass off, play, reproduce, spiel, take place, tell, utter

Encyclopedia: Repeating