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grilled

The correct spelling is grilled.

How to pronounce grilled

verb

IPA: /ɡɹɪld/

Say it like: Gri-lle-d

The correct spelling is grilled. To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue. For example: "Why don't we get together Saturday and grill some burgers?"

Usage Examples

Why don't we get together Saturday and grill some burgers?

The police grilled him about his movements at the time of the crime.

After a day in the sun, he looked more grilled than his hamburger.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.
  2. 2.To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – broil, salamander.
  3. 3.To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.
  4. 4.To feel very hot; to swelter.
  5. 5.To stamp or mark with a grill.

adjective

  1. 1.Cooked on a grill.
  2. 2.As if cooked on a grill.
  3. 3.Fitted with a grille.

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