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overtesting

overtesting is the present participle and gerund of overtest.

Meaning of overtest

Verb

overtest (third-person singular simple present overtests, present participle overtesting, simple past and past participle overtested)

  1. To subject to excessive testing
    • A blown fuse should not be overtested.2007, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, page 174

Questions about overtesting

What is overtesting the present participle and gerund of?
Overtesting is the present participle and gerund of overtest.

Words near overtesting in the dictionary

  1. overtensioning
  2. overtensions
  3. overtenured
  4. overtest
  5. overtested
  6. overtesting
  7. overtests
  8. overtheatrical
  9. overtheorize
  10. overtheorized
  11. overtheorizes

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