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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He has been regularly in touch with aides and allies, quizzing them on who they think he should select as his next Fed chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
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
Anderson, the superintendent, strode to the front of the room, quizzing the children on whether they wanted to be teachers, doctors or even the president of the United States someday.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
And so, again and again, I laid out my professional dilemma for the people I met, quizzing them on what they did and whom they knew.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
