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testing

/ˈtɛs.tɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Testing means: the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned.

Synonyms for testing1

noun, as in the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

examination

What does testing mean?3

noun

1

the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

2

the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works“they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons”

3

an examination of the characteristics of something“there are laboratories for commercial testing”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with testing?8

two syllables

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Testing in a sentence

  • The goat tugged on the rope, testing its strength.Amastan
  • In programming as in logic, testing edge cases is mandatory.rul
  • Bureaucrats are testing the waters over revising old regulations.Auride
  • A moratorium was placed on atmospheric nuclear testing.Amastan
  • Usability testing should include feedback from users with disabilities.bekindtoall
  • We're letting the younger generation use it as a testing ground.Winter
  • A scientific theory is a hypothesis that has been proved by testing.Chrikaru
  • This is a building used for combustion testing.Lumi

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of testing

as a noun

plural
testings