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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And yet, late last year, I spent two weeks test-driving one of China’s hottest cars around the mean streets of New Jersey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
"If it's got a button, touch it. Make sure it works," said David Jones, a member of the test-driving team and a 34-year Ford veteran whose father also worked at Kentucky Truck.
From Reuters ● May 1, 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
It was a no-press-allowed gathering pegged to a conference called MobilityX in Los Angeles, where Lunn and other AI execs spent a weekend downing cocktails, eating fancy meals and test-driving luxury cars, he says.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2021
The search continues for a Sacramento-based automotive writer who disappeared last week while test-driving a motorcycle in Northern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2019
