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quizzings

quizzings is the plural of quizzing.

Meaning of quizzing

Noun

quizzing (countable and uncountable, plural quizzings)

  1. (archaic) The act by which somebody is quizzed, or teased; banter, raillery.
    • He knew that he had spoken the truth, though it had cost him a severe pang; and whilst he felt much grief at the thought of the jeers and quizzings he should meet with[…]1846, Richard Cobbold, The History of Margaret Catchpole: A Suffolk Girl, page 83
  2. The asking of questions; interrogation.

Questions about quizzings

What is quizzings the plural of?
Quizzings is the plural of quizzing.

Words near quizzings in the dictionary

  1. quizziness
  2. quizzing
  3. quizzing glass
  4. quizzing glasses
  5. quizzingly
  6. quizzings
  7. quizzish
  8. quizzism
  9. quizzity
  10. quizzle
  11. quizzy

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