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practicing

1. present participle and gerund of practice

practicing (not comparable)

1. Actively engaged in a profession.

   Antonym: nonpracticing

   My uncle is a practicing dentist.

2. Participating in the rituals and mores of a religion.

   Synonyms: devout, observant, pious; see also Thesaurus:devout

   Antonyms: lapsed, nonpracticing, unobservant

Practicing is the common spelling in American English. British and Commonwealth English use practising.

• nonpracticing

practicing (plural practicings)

1. The act or process of one who practices.
   2. Drilling, exercise.

      Near-synonyms: rehearsing, rehearsal