practicing
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English
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]practicing (not comparable )
- Actively engaged in a profession.
- Antonym: nonpracticing
- My uncle is a practicing dentist.
- Participating in the rituals and mores of a religion.
- Synonyms: devout , observant , pious ; see also Thesaurus:devout
- Antonyms: lapsed , nonpracticing , unobservant
Usage notes
[edit ]Practicing is the common spelling in American English. Commonwealth English uses practising .
Derived terms
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]practicing (plural practicings )
- The act or process of one who practices.
- Drilling, exercise.
- Near-synonyms: rehearsing , rehearsal
- Drilling, exercise.
Verb
[edit ]practicing
- present participle and gerund of practice