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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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