# experimenting

Pronunciation: US say "ik-SPER-uh-men-ting" /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mɛnt.ɪŋ/; UK say "ik-SPER-i-men-ting" /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mɛnt.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of experiment. — present participle and gerund of experiment
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of experiment. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the activity.
   - _Chemists experimenting with the compound noticed an unexpected color change._
   - _The team kept experimenting until the engine finally started._

## Noun

2. The activity of testing ideas, methods, or materials to discover their effects or find what works.
   - Simple: The act of trying out new ideas or methods to see what happens.
   - _Scientific progress depends on careful experimenting and honest record-keeping._
   - _Months of experimenting with the formula finally produced a stable result._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/experimenting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).