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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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, prosecutors also played a recording of Ibarra being grilled by his wife about the case during a jail phone call.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Courtney Howard, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Hoang advised people to avoid any activity that could start a fire outside and avoid burning anything, including using campfires and grills.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Other sides include a sweet cranberry, orange marmalade, mole, and grilled mexican spoonbread.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, prosecutors also played a recording of Ibarra being grilled by his wife about the case during a jail phone call.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
Sullivan and Sokoloff pay respectful homage to their cinematic inspiration in the first montage, showing the guys’ infectious love of dance crossing over to their daily lives — cooking at the grill, storing a toolbox and making cocktails.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Hoang advised people to avoid any activity that could start a fire outside and avoid burning anything, including using campfires and grills.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Grill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grill. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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