reverting

/rɪˈvɜrtɪŋ/
verb
  1. Returning to a previous state, condition, subject, or behavior.
    • He is reverting to his bad habit of biting his nails when nervous.
    • After the rain stopped, the garden was reverting to its dry, brown state.
    • The conversation kept reverting to the same old argument about chores.
noun
  1. The act of returning to a previous state or condition.
    • The software's reverting to an older version fixed the glitch.
    • His reverting to childish behavior surprised everyone at the meeting.
    • The reverting of the land to wilderness took decades.
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