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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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Habit Burger grills its meat over an open flame, not on a flat-top.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
The restaurant group then launched Momento as a woodfired grill in 2022, changed it to a Mediterranean restaurant in 2023 and closed it for good six months later, in March 2024.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The scene of being grilled by hostile congressmen under the national spotlight could have far-reaching ramifications for Johnson’s political career.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Habit Burger grills its meat over an open flame, not on a flat-top.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
Community spaces will include rooms with a kitchenette for gatherings, a computer and library room, a craft room, a fitness room, an outdoor grill area with picnic tables and a dog park.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
The restaurant group then launched Momento as a woodfired grill in 2022, changed it to a Mediterranean restaurant in 2023 and closed it for good six months later, in March 2024.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Grill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grill. Accessed 14 Feb. 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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