practicing

SayPRAK-tis-ing/ˈpɹæktɪsɪŋ/

4 meanings of practicing

1
verbUS
Present participle and gerund of practice. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
She is practicing the piano before dinner.
The team kept practicing until it got dark.
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2
adjective
Currently working in a job that needs special training, such as law or medicine.
Like a teacher who still teaches in a classroom, not one who has stopped.
She is a practicing doctor at the city hospital.
He became a practicing lawyer after passing his final exams.
Similarworking, active
Oppositeretired, former
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3
adjective
Taking an active part in the customs and worship of a religion.
She is a practicing Catholic who attends Mass every Sunday.
He's a practicing Muslim who prays five times a day.
Similarobservant, devout, committed, active
Oppositelapsed, nominal, secular
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4
noununcountable
The act of working at a skill or job through repeated effort.
The daily practicing of a new language takes time and patience.
His steady practicing helped him master the guitar.
Similarexercise, pursuit, training, rehearsal
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practicing is a form of practice

practice, verb: To do something many times so you get better at it, or to make others do this. Full entry

Forms: practicepractices he/she/itpracticing -ing formpracticed past tense, past participle
Spelling: practice → practicing: drop the e, add -ing

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