quiz
noun
an informal test or examination of a student or class.
was quizzing
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past progressiveof quiz.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“I was quizzing my daughter a few years ago when she was studying for the board exams, and whoever writes the board questions, the answer is never, ‘Give them hormones,’” Santoro says.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
“He had an interesting technique on the brakes and I was quizzing him on it,” Byron said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2021
Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo was quizzing the CEO of a major food company Wednesday on her show, “Mornings with Maria.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2020
He was quizzing minister Matt Hancock at a Tory conference fringe meeting.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2017
Midge was quizzing her completely innocently, that was now obvious.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
