practicing
Actively engaged in a profession.
Example
“My uncle is a practicing dentist.”
Other meanings
Participating in the rituals and mores of a religion.
Related words
- nonpracticing
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “practicing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.