grilled; grilling; grills
1
: to broil on a grill
also
: to fry or toast on a griddle
2
a
: to torment as if by broiling
b
: to question intensely
the police grilled the suspect
griller
noun
1
: a cooking utensil of parallel bars on which food is exposed to heat (as from charcoal or electricity)
2
: food that is broiled usually on a grill compare mixed grill
3
: a usually informal restaurant or dining room
Examples of grill in a Sentence
Verb
We're planning to grill some chicken and burgers at the cookout.
Her parents grilled her when she came home late.
Noun
She put the hamburgers on the grill.
headed down to the local bar and grill for a beer and a burger
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Then-president Nemat Shafik stepped down over the summer after facing criticism for calling in police to break up the demonstrations; she'd also been grilled in Congressional hearings related to antisemitism on campus.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The 20 entries included pushpins, trash cans, ladders, grills, paper towel holders, mixing bowls, wine racks, shower caddies, chicken coops and steel wool.
—TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Television host and surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz was grilled by senators Friday during a hearing on his bid to run an agency that oversees health coverage for more than 160 million Americans.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Then-president Nemat Shafik stepped down over the summer after facing criticism for calling in police to break up the demonstrations; she'd also been grilled in Congressional hearings related to antisemitism on campus.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
That said, nothing sounds worse than having bacon splatter on the stove or oven, or braving chilly temperatures to cook it on the grill.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The 20 entries included pushpins, trash cans, ladders, grills, paper towel holders, mixing bowls, wine racks, shower caddies, chicken coops and steel wool.
—TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grill
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“Grill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grill. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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grill
1 of 2 verb1
: to broil on a grill
2
a
: to torment as if by broiling
b
: to question with repeated questions
grill
2 of 2 noun1
: a grate on which food is broiled
2
: broiled food
3
: a restaurant that serves broiled foods
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