- present participle of relapse.
relapsing
Example Sentences
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In 2025, Italy became the first country to pass a national law recognising obesity as a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
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,” says Stanford.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 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
