Testing
/ˈtɛs.tɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving. countable, uncountable
"The wilderness testings of Jesus prepare him for ministry in which such temptations and shortcuts will recur."
- 2 the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned wordnet
- 3 the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works wordnet
- 4 an examination of the characteristics of something wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of test form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Difficult; tough.
"England have now gone four games without a win at Wembley, their longest sequence without a victory in 30 years, and still have much work to do to reach Euro 2012 as they prepare for a testing trip to face Bulgaria in Sofia in September."
Example
More examples"Bureaucrats are testing the waters over revising old regulations."