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quizzing

verb , present participle of quiz

Synonyms and Antonyms of quizzing

1 to put a question or questions to

quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class

Synonyms of quizzing

asking, catechizing, grilling, inquiring (of), interrogating, querying, questioning

Words Related to quizzing

besieging, bombarding, cross-examining, cross-questioning, examining, pumping

polling, surveying

Near Antonyms of quizzing

rejoining, retorting

commenting, observing, remarking

avoiding, ducking

Antonyms of quizzing

answering, replying, responding

2 to put a series of questions to

hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements

Synonyms of quizzing

catechizing, examining, grilling, interrogating, pumping, querying, questioning, sweating [slang]

Words Related to quizzing

cross-examining, cross-questioning

annoying, harassing, hounding, pestering

canvassing (also canvasing), polling

Phrases Synonymous with quizzing

giving the third degree to, picking the brains of

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