practicin

I'm sorta old fer piano lessons an' practicin' but I'm reachin' fer excellence an' even if my grasp only lets me achieve mediocrity.

Committing To Fantasy ALW 2006

Confederate soldiers "practicin" at Locust Grove, the nearest town, and one time the Yankees came to the plantation and "took off" a horse Mrs. Brock had hidden in the swamp, also all the silver found buried.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration

It was with the average brother's supreme contempt that he listened to his sisters '"practicin'"upon the goodness of these superior beings; it was with an exceptional pity that he regarded the evident admiration of the strangers in return.

A First Family of Tasajara Bret Harte 1869

"Does ye all solemnly sw'ar, by ther dreadful oath ye've done tuck, with yore lives forfeit fer disloyalty or disobedience, ter try this wench on ther charge of outragin 'decorum -- an' practicin 'ther foul charms of witchcraft?

A Pagan of the Hills Charles Neville Buck 1904

Are there any groups in Lakeside practicin Tai Chi? tonyburton

Tai Chi 2008

August 17, 2009 at 6:39 am maybe LCB has been practicin teh innosent luk?

Some days it’s not even - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

Well, here's some more Palin-bashing from a Left-wing blog: Take your sessesionist First Dude husband, no abstinence-practicin 'daugher and her baby-daddy back to Alaska where all the Republicans who you pissed off can feast on the remains of your political career.

Palin Claims "Obama-Biden Democrats" Are Regularly Attacking Her Family, But... 2009

How many hours a day you been practicin 'your knuckleball, son?

Patrick Sauer: 9 Ways for Red Sox Parents to Explain David Ortiz and His PEDs 2009

At leest ur practicin da “wingardium leviosa” spell ober da bed in caze da cat phallz.

ALARM CLOCK CAT - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

To that, I add some ring fill hey, I been practicin'... which will bring up her shadow side exactly as much as I want.

On Assignment: Reluctant Poet 2008