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Recurring vs Perpetually - What's the difference?

recurring | perpetually |

As a verb recurring

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective recurring

is happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.

As an adverb perpetually is

seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly.

recurring

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.
    • He has recurring asthma attacks.
    Revenge is a recurring theme in this novel.
  • (mathematics) Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely.
    • Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal.

    Synonyms

    * recurrent * repetitive

    perpetually

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly.