practicing

[prak-ti-sing] / ˈpræk tɪ sɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

engaged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbed committed employed engrossed interested involved occupied preoccupied working

STRONG

doing immersed performing pursuing signed

WEAK

at work connected with dealing in deep in place in use intent rapt tied-up unavailable wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bored disinterested idle inactive uninterested unoccupied

WEAK

available disengaged inoperable not working uninvolved

ADJECTIVE

operating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

performing running

STRONG

accomplishing administering conducting contriving determining directing driving executing finishing fulfilling guiding maintaining managing manipulating moving ordering regulating revolving serving spinning supervising sustaining transacting turning using wielding

WEAK

at work

ADJECTIVE

using

Synonyms

STRONG

accepting adopting applying employing proving testing working

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Max, who has been practicing drums constantly in the extra unit, is planning a backyard show with his rock band in July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Leonard also emphasized the importance of practicing networking skills starting at an early age.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

Participants who stopped practicing music showed declines in verbal working memory and a reduction in gray matter volume within the right putamen.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

For Fatima, a practicing Muslim who adores her parents, the stakes feel even higher.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

So if you want to learn music theory, it would be a good idea to spend some time getting comfortable with the concepts below and practicing identifying intervals.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

practicing

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