quiz
noun
an informal test or examination of a student or class.
were 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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Neighbors were quizzing law enforcement about what can be done to counter the disturbance in the Chevy Chase neighborhood outside Washington.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
While we were quizzing Ken Rogoff, Adam Posen, et al, Iranian officials have been taking a pop at Saudi Arabia.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2016
EST 11:19 While we were quizzing Ken Rogoff, Adam Posen, et al, Iranian officials have been taking a pop at Saudi Arabia.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2016
Honey was present—designedly present—while the young newspaper men were quizzing Skinner, dressed in her very latest, which was carefully noted and described in the interview, for decorative purposes.
From Skinner's Dress Suit by F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) Wilson
"A ghost!" replied Fred, looking first at Mr. Brown and then at me, as though we were quizzing him.
From The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia by James Wells Champney
