Thesaurus results for PRACTISING

practicing

verb

variants also practising

Definition of practicing

present participle of practice

as in exercising

to do over and over so as to become skilled in order to play the guitar well, you need to practice fingering every single day

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Recent Examples of practicing There were some concerns that the dress was too awkward and heavy to move in, with the bride reportedly practicing her curtsey multiple times. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026 The case is ongoing with Dawson (Loyola) and White (KU) practicing with their respective teams. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 Cornerback Storm Duck, who is on the physically unable to perform list with a knee injury, has been practicing fully. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Part of why both boys are dangerous is because of their powers, with Jake practicing dark magic and Ollie being a vampire. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 Ainsley left home in season 2 to attend TCU and was last seen practicing with the cheerleading team. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 Learning, practicing, and engaging in self-control is essential to leading a good life. — Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026 Those who pass will enter a residency that follows a medical teaching model, with software engineers learning from instructors and practicing with casework before being assessed and credentialed. — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 The obvious effort that Pascal spent practicing the cello pays off in the scenes where Alex intensely plays the instrument for his own private reasons, as if asking the same thing of himself. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for practicing

Verb

Potential applications include monitoring workers at construction sites and factories, as well as athletes and people exercising outdoors in hot conditions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Paulina Porizkova is enjoying the benefits of exercising after starting to work out.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of exercising

Verb

One of the most important lessons from my coaching career is that repeating the same instruction louder or more often is not the same as adapting your coaching.

— Irma Davarashvili, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
These materials mimic important structural features of quasicrystals while having a repeating crystal structure that can be studied experimentally.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026