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Practising vs Practicing – What’s the difference?

Practising vs Practicing - What's the difference?
As verbs the difference between practising and practicing is that practising is while practicing is . As nouns the difference between practising and practicing is that practising is the act of one who practises while practicing is the act of one who practices. 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.