# doctoring

Pronunciation: US say "DOK-ter-ing" /ˈdɑktəɹɪŋ/; UK say "DOK-tuh-ing" /ˈdɒktə(ɹ)ɪŋ/; AUS say "DOK-tuh-ring" /ˈdɔktəɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. Treatment given by a doctor, or the work of practicing medicine and caring for the sick.
   - Simple: The work of caring for sick people as a doctor.
   - _Rural doctoring often means long drives to reach patients in remote towns._
   - _The strain of wartime doctoring left many physicians exhausted and short of supplies._

## Verb

2. Present participle of doctor. — present participle and gerund of doctor
   - Simple: Present participle of doctor. Use this form for an action happening right now.
   - _She has been doctoring patients in the same village for nearly four decades._
   - _Investigators accused the firm of doctoring its safety records before the inspection._

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