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Practising vs Practicing - What's the difference?

practising | practicing |

As verbs the difference between practicing and practising

is that practicing is present participle of lang=en while practising is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between practicing and practising

is that practicing is the act of one who practices while practising is the act of one who practises.

As an adjective practicing

is actively engaged in a profession.

practising

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

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

    • 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.