testing
noun
- check (for), examine
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɛs.tɪŋ/ / [ˈtʰɛs.tɪŋ]
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.”
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.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of test