What part of speech is testing?

Testing can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. testing is a verb, gerund of test (infinitive).
  • 2. testing is a noun, singular of testings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does testing mean?

Definitions

Adjective
testing - difficult, tough.

Verb
testing - Present participle of test.

Noun
testing - an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"
testing - the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"
testing - the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
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Examples of testing

#   Sentence  
1. noun There are laboratories for commercial testing.
2. noun It involved testing thousands of children for smallpox.
3. noun They agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons.
4. noun The I/C design is for a UltraSonic meter and this is dependent on their testing schedule ( Canada or Kansas are the only two places to test to 100% of design).
5. noun Will confirm testing schedule and delivery dates with UltraSonic ASAP.
6. noun He said after 10 years of DNA testing on northern Rockies wolves, scientists have not found a single strain that did not belong to one of the wolves the agency released -- or their descendants.
7. noun It is still in the testing stage.
8. noun Further testing is needed.
9. noun Further testing is required.
10. noun A scientific theory is a hypothesis that has been proved by testing.
11. noun It should be vetted through a well-designed testing process.
12. noun Your eyesight needs testing.
13. noun Over the past 50 years, American and Soviet scientists have utilized the animal world for testing.
14. noun Without animal testing in the early days of the human space program, the Soviet and American programs could have suffered great losses of human life.
15. noun On Apollo 9 and Apollo 10 missions, further testing of the lunar landing craft were carried out. This paved the way for the success of Apollo 11 in landing on the lunar surface.
16. verb They are testing out their claws and teeth.
17. verb I believe they have a real study testing the lab work in real world situations now, but it may be sometime before those results are released.
18. verb Bureaucrats are testing the waters over revising old regulations.
19. verb The research director had the department do a thorough job in testing the new product.
20. verb The salesman claimed the windshield was unbreakable, testing it with a punch that went straight through it.
21. verb I'm testing my new camera.
22. verb I'm testing it now.
23. verb You're testing my patience.
24. verb Tom is testing me.
25. verb Tom is testing us.
26. verb I find a good way of testing myself is to enter the questions and answers into a spreadsheet; I enter the answers as white text on a white background so they are invisible unless the cell is selected and I can then read the answer in the formula bar.
27. verb You're testing my patience!
28. verb I'm testing whether the language detection works again.
29. verb On the contrary, Zamenhof always advised testing the new forms through usage.
30. verb Testing begins this week.
Sentence  
noun
There are laboratories for commercial testing.
It involved testing thousands of children for smallpox.
They agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons.
The I/C design is for a UltraSonic meter and this is dependent on their testing schedule ( Canada or Kansas are the only two places to test to 100% of design).
Will confirm testing schedule and delivery dates with UltraSonic ASAP.
He said after 10 years of DNA testing on northern Rockies wolves, scientists have not found a single strain that did not belong to one of the wolves the agency released -- or their descendants.
It is still in the testing stage.
Further testing is needed.
Further testing is required.
A scientific theory is a hypothesis that has been proved by testing.
It should be vetted through a well-designed testing process.
Your eyesight needs testing.
Over the past 50 years, American and Soviet scientists have utilized the animal world for testing.
Without animal testing in the early days of the human space program, the Soviet and American programs could have suffered great losses of human life.
On Apollo 9 and Apollo 10 missions, further testing of the lunar landing craft were carried out. This paved the way for the success of Apollo 11 in landing on the lunar surface.
verb
They are testing out their claws and teeth.
I believe they have a real study testing the lab work in real world situations now, but it may be sometime before those results are released.
Bureaucrats are testing the waters over revising old regulations.
The research director had the department do a thorough job in testing the new product.
The salesman claimed the windshield was unbreakable, testing it with a punch that went straight through it.
I'm testing my new camera.
I'm testing it now.
You're testing my patience.
Tom is testing me.
Tom is testing us.
I find a good way of testing myself is to enter the questions and answers into a spreadsheet; I enter the answers as white text on a white background so they are invisible unless the cell is selected and I can then read the answer in the formula bar.
You're testing my patience!
I'm testing whether the language detection works again.
On the contrary, Zamenhof always advised testing the new forms through usage.
Testing begins this week.
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