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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Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2025
Arizona lawmakers grilled prisons Director Ryan Thornell during an Aug. 26 hearing after reports of a rise in violence and inmate homicides.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Olivia Schellenberg, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2025
Place the wood chip packet on the high heat side of the grill.
—Joe Difazio, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Verb
In between grilling all of your barbecue favorites and jumping into the pool for one last time this summer, make sure to shop the Labor Day weekend sales.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2025
Arizona lawmakers grilled prisons Director Ryan Thornell during an Aug. 26 hearing after reports of a rise in violence and inmate homicides.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
Once a train station, this market houses more than a dozen food stalls with sizzling parrillas (grills) serving meat from the nearby countryside.
—Olivia Schellenberg, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2025
Place the wood chip packet on the high heat side of the grill.
—Joe Difazio, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Grill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grill. Accessed 4 Sep. 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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