Quiz v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quizzed p. pr. & vb. n. Quizzing ]
1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room. --Thackeray.
2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]
Quizzing glass, a small eyeglass.
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)]