rehearse
verb (used with object)
to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
am rehearsing
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present progressiveof rehearse (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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And now I am rehearsing "The Cherry Orchard," which I begin next week.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2021
P.S.—I am rehearsing, all day—'The Honeymoon' next week.
From The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections by Ellen Terry
I am rehearsing now for a new play at the ‘Garrick’ and I have quite made up my mind to try and make some sort of position for myself as an actress.”
From Anna the Adventuress by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
It is the hope of your abolitionists, not our fear, that I am rehearsing.
From Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession by Benjamin Wood
Had the young man said frankly, “I am rehearsing to you the most eloquent sermons of the most eloquent English divines,” no one could have found any fault.
From Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
