Quizzing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quiz \Quiz\ (kw[i^]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quizzed} (kw[i^]zd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Quizzing} (kw[i^]z"z[i^]ng).]
     1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended
        seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure
        questions.
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              He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room.
                                                    --Thackeray.
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     2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
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     3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See {Quiz}, n., 4. [U.S.]
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     {Quizzing glass}, a small eyeglass.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quiz
       n : an examination consisting of a few short questions
       v : examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests
           us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular
           verbs" [syn: {test}]
       [also: {quizzing}, {quizzes}, {quizzed}, {quizzes} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quizzing
       See {quiz}