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making trial of

making trial of is the present participle and gerund of make trial of.

Meaning of make trial of

Verb

make trial of (third-person singular simple present makes trial of, present participle making trial of, simple past and past participle made trial of)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To check the quality, reliability, performance or genuineness of (something or someone).
    • […] he supposed it better, rather to craue the doubtfull mercie of his lord, than to make triall of the earle of Murreis certeine reuenge.1587, Raphael Holinshed, et al, Holinshed’s Chronicles, volume 2, London: Henry Denham, page 315

Questions about making trial of

What is making trial of the present participle and gerund of?
Making trial of is the present participle and gerund of make trial of.

Words near making trial of in the dictionary

  1. making things interesting
  2. making tick
  3. making time
  4. making time with
  5. making tracks
  6. making trial of
  7. making up
  8. making up for lost time
  9. making up one's mind
  10. making up the numbers
  11. making up to

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