test-drive
verb (used with object)
to drive (a vehicle) on the highway or a special track or route in order to evaluate performance and reliability.
test-driving
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present participleof test-drive.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Despite its youth in Fieri’s orbit, the kitchen here is also test-driving dishes that could eventually roll onto other menus in the chef’s empire.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2023
The car and bike enthusiast told the Review-Journal that he was test-driving a 1940 Indian motorcycle and noticed the scent of leaking gas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
Until relatively recently, buying a car involved hours scouring adverts, travelling to showrooms, test-driving different makes and models, and enduring "the hard sell" pitches at the dealership.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2021
People walk beside test-driving cars outside a car maker's showroom in Tokyo May 1, 2014.
From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 2021
They are fixtures at New York galas, nattily dressed and flanked by their friends test-driving Gordon’s Herrera designs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2018
