quiz
noun
an informal test or examination of a student or class.
quizzing
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present participleof quiz.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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Humans are still better than AI at securing scarce access to company management teams and quizzing them in-person on granular aspects of the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
“He was a very sharp plebe, a very intelligent young man,” said retired Navy officer Gregory Glaros, the company commander often quizzing Cooper at the academy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
But the idea of sitting down for a date and quizzing each other to see if you’re soulmates is like — what?!
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
He began a lifelong love of quizzing when playing board game Trivial Pursuit in the 1980s, and has since gone on to face down Anne Robinson in The Weakest Link and take on the Chasers.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025
I felt bad asking Blanca about her aunt; it was like me quizzing her on some betrayal that had never happened.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
