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
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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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Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Customers have long enjoyed its craft beers and taco platters filled with Mary’s Chicken al pastor, grilled octopus or sauteed portobello mushrooms at three sister locations in the East Bay.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Remove potatoes from grill and add to orange mixture.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Verb
There are also further crowd-pleasers—from the tomahawk steak and charcoal grilled, organic chicken tikka pie (a culinary revelation) to the stonebaked pizzas made with 24-hour hand stretched dough.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Customers have long enjoyed its craft beers and taco platters filled with Mary’s Chicken al pastor, grilled octopus or sauteed portobello mushrooms at three sister locations in the East Bay.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
Serious grill masters may scoff at the sound of this, but what if AI could help you with your barbecue skills?
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Remove potatoes from grill and add to orange mixture.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Grill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grill. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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