practicing

American  

[prak-ti-sing] / ˈpræk tɪ sɪŋ /

adjective

1. actively working at a profession, especially medicine or law.

2. actively following a specific way of life, religion, philosophy, etc..

   a practicing Catholic.

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Etymology

Origin of practicing

practice + -ing ²

Example Sentences

U.S. special operations forces began to do dry runs of the extraction, practicing on a replica of his Caracas compound at a military base.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, U.S. special operations forces rehearsed and rehearsed, practicing how to extract the Venezuelan president inside a replica of his fortified compound.

From The Wall Street Journal

He began practicing this week, and said he would be ready for the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times

Here’s the quick-and-dirty on how to start practicing critical ignoring in the year ahead:

From The Wall Street Journal

“Twenty years ago when I started practicing the ratio of male to female was 10/90, now it’s 40/60,” said Parsa.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• absorbed
• committed
• employed
• engrossed
• interested
• involved
• occupied
• preoccupied
• working