quiz
noun
an informal test or examination of a student or class.
are quizzing
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present progressiveof quiz.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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She asks really specific questions; then I discovered people are quizzing her in her local supermarket.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2016
One of the most haunting moments comes near the end when two people are quizzing each other on the most arcane facts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2015
Members of the Business Select Committee are quizzing lenders, consumer groups and a minister about the industry.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2013
The Marines, who presumably saw him last, are quizzing everyone remotely concerned.
From Time Magazine Archive
"A blessed way to be spending the evening," muttered he to himself; "and maybe these rascals are quizzing me all this time."
From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Charles James Lever
