practicing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of practice

adj

1. (not-comparable)Actively engaged in a profession.

   “My uncle is a practicing dentist.”

2. (not-comparable)Participating in the rituals and mores of a religion.

noun

1. The act or process of one who practices.
2. The act or process of one who practices.

   “Near-synonyms: rehearsing, rehearsal”