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Experimenting vs Practicing - What's the difference?

experimenting | practicing |

As verbs the difference between experimenting and practicing

is that experimenting is while practicing is .

As nouns the difference between experimenting and practicing

is that experimenting is experimentation while practicing is the act of one who practices.

As an adjective practicing is

actively engaged in a profession.

experimenting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • experimentation
  • * 2001 , ?Steven Gans, Leon Redler, Just Listening: Ethics and Therapy (page 271)
    • Still others were not especially interested in these experimentings with group exercises and rituals, but saw no problem with Ronnie and others engaging in that work.

    practicing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Actively engaged in a profession.
    • My uncle is a practicing dentist.
  • Participating in the rituals and mores of a religion.

    • Usage notes

    Practicing'' is the common spelling in American English. British and Commonwealth English use ''practising .

    Derived terms

    * nonpracticing

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who practices.