- present participle of relapse.
relapsing
Example Sentences
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This allowed them to identify traces of several pathogens, including Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for plague, and Borrelia recurrentis, which causes louse borne relapsing fever.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
But now, almost a decade later, the Times looks to be relapsing into bad form.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
“Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, biologically defended disease. The body defends its highest sustained weight. So when weight decreases, compensatory mechanisms intensify. GLP‑1s blunt these signals, but they do not eliminate them entirely.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Jebb emphasised that GLP-1 drugs "are a really valuable tool in obesity treatment -- but obesity is a chronic relapsing condition."
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
She remained abed ten years, gradually growing better, but never completely recovering, relapsing periodically into her paralytic state.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
