"quizzing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quizzings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} quizzing (countable and uncountable, plural quizzings)
  1. (now rare, archaic) The act by which somebody is quizzed, or teased; banter, raillery. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-quizzing-en-noun-BjRh86qN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 10 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 9 8
  2. The asking of questions; interrogation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-quizzing-en-noun-zaC-QIEz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quizzing glass

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} quizzing
  1. present participle and gerund of quiz Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: quiz
    Sense id: en-quizzing-en-verb-m3ETHs1e

Inflected forms

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