quizzing

verb

present participle of quiz
1
as in asking
to put a question or questions to quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class

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2
as in interrogating
to put a series of questions to hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements

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Recent Examples of quizzing Indeed, the movie opens with Ed quizzing an older Greek man he’s befriended on the Belgian designer Ann Demeulemeester, before berating him for confusing his Bottega Veneta loafers for Sebago. — CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Prosecutors spent the start of George’s testimony quizzing him on the organizational structure of the sheriff’s office, as well as how internal affairs investigations play out. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026 The Tennessee Titans went back to the streets quizzing random people in their schedule reveal in a twist to the team’s 2023 schedule reveal. — Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026 The talk was impassioned and wide-ranging, with Wood, a longtime del Toro interlocutor, quizzing the filmmaker on everything from his childhood in Guadalajara, Mexico, to his passion for design and scrapbooking. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 May 2026 Though the biggest payoff came away from the drills — sitting down for dinner with top prospects, quizzing them in the classroom, getting to know them away from the field, talking to the people at those colleges who knew them best. — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026 Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s been quizzing his members on which strategy to pursue, Republicans said. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026 At that meeting, the documents said, Merchant used a napkin and other objects to depict various assassination scenarios, quizzing Ali on how a target might be killed in each. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 Every year since 2003, the umbrella organization for quizzing outfits around the globe has put on the granddaddy of knowledge competitions. — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzing
  1. asking
  2. interrogating
  3. questioning
  4. examining
Verb
  • During a recent town hall at the Ivy League school, one student raised the question of a Greek life ban, asking student organizers if taking that step might improve the culture on campus.
    — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Someone wants to hike; someone else would rather browse antique shops; a few people are already asking what’s for dinner.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of asking
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  • At least one copy fell into the hands of the Gestapo, which was hunting for Seghers and interrogating her associates.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • It was framed around these trials that were interrogating Founding Fathers, religious belief[s], and stuff like this.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of interrogating
Verb
  • The home’s dissolving interior boundary suits an artist who has spent her career questioning where humans fit within the vastness of space and time.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The hiding place was disclosed by a third suspect during questioning.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of questioning
Verb
  • The whole season is examining that question for Kate and, in a way, for all of them.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • However, investigators were still examining the incident as of that update.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of examining

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“Quizzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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