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testing en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˈtɛs.tɪŋɡ] without the NG-coalescence
• /ˈtɛs.tɪnɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
• /ˈtɛs.tɪŋ/
• [ˈtʰɛs.tɪŋ]
• (UK) audio

Meanings

1. Difficult; tough.
   • A testing time lies ahead for the new administration.
   • 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. 2011 June 4, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 2 Switzerland”, in BBC:

Forms

Deriveds

testingly · untesting

testing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈtɛs.tɪŋɡ] without the NG-coalescence
• /ˈtɛs.tɪnɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
• /ˈtɛs.tɪŋ/
• [ˈtʰɛs.tɪŋ]
• (UK) audio

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving.
   • The wilderness testings of Jesus prepare him for ministry in which such temptations and shortcuts will recur. 2011, Emerson B. Powery, Immersion Bible Studies: Luke:

Forms

Deriveds

antitesting · posttesting · immunotesting · backtesting · serotesting

Hyponyms

integration testing · wind tunnel testing · toxicology testing · PAT testing · nuclear testing · regression testing · continuous testing · model-based testing · DNA testing · Kleenex testing · sanity testing · unit testing · model-driven testing · testing ground · hypothesis testing · beta testing · black-box testing · keyword-driven testing · sandwich testing · white-box testing · spark testing · fuzz testing · statistical hypothesis testing · testing clause · animal testing · gray-box testing · reality testing · genetic testing · psychological testing · mutation testing · portable appliance testing · alpha testing · type testing · surge testing · grey-box testing · risk-based testing · big bang testing · A/B testing

Translations (12)

fi testaus (the act of conducting a test) · cs testování (the act of conducting a test) · it prova (the act of conducting a test) · be тэсці́раванне (the act of conducting a test) · pt teste (the act of conducting a test) · ru тести́рование (the act of conducting a test) · fr test (the act of conducting a test) · uk тестува́ння (the act of conducting a test) · pl testowanie (the act of conducting a test) · tr test etme (the act of conducting a test) · fi koestus (the act of conducting a test) · es prueba (the act of conducting a test)

testing en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [ˈtɛs.tɪŋɡ] without the NG-coalescence
• /ˈtɛs.tɪnɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
• /ˈtɛs.tɪŋ/
• [ˈtʰɛs.tɪŋ]
• (UK) audio

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of test
   form of test

Deriveds

testing, testing · testing testing · testing effect