testing

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works

   they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons

2. 2
   noun

   an examination of the characteristics of something

   there are laboratories for commercial testing

3. 3
   adj

   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.

4. 4
   noun

   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.

5. 5
   noun

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

6. 6
   verb

   present participle and gerund of test