Grilling
- Grill Grill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Grilling}.] [F. griller, fr. gril gridiron, OF. gra["i]l, L.
craticulum for craticula fine hurdlework, a small gridiron,
dim. of crates hurdle. See {Grate}, n.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To broil on a grill or gridiron.
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Boiling of men in caldrons, grilling them on gridirons. --Marvell.
2. To torment, as if by broiling. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
3. To stamp or mark with a grill. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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grilling — index cross examination, interrogation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Grilling — Charbroil redirects here. For the G.I. Joe character, see Charbroil (G.I. Joe). Grilled redirects here. For the 2006 film, see Grilled (film). For Breaking Bad episode, see Grilled (Breaking Bad). Grilling mangals and kebabs … Wikipedia
grilling — UK [ˈɡrɪlɪn] / US noun [countable] Word forms grilling : singular grilling plural grillings if you give someone a grilling, you spend a long time asking them a lot of difficult questions … English dictionary
grilling — gril|ling [ˈgrılıŋ] n when you ask someone a lot of questions about something ▪ The three party leaders each endured a 20 minute television grilling from voters … Dictionary of contemporary English
grilling — grill|ing [ grılın ] noun count if you give someone a grilling, you spend a long time asking them a lot of difficult questions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grilling — noun give sb a grilling to ask someone a lot of difficult questions in order to make them explain their actions or opinions … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grilling — noun /ˈɡɹɪlɪŋ/ A thorough interrogation … Wiktionary
grilling — Synonyms and related words: ardent, baking, barbecuing, basting, blistering, boiling, braising, brewing, broil, broiling, burning, burning hot, canicular, catering, cookery, cooking, cross examination, cross interrogation, cross questioning,… … Moby Thesaurus
grilling — n. broiling, cooking by direct heat, roasting grɪl n. device composed of parallel metal bars or wires on which meat is roasted; meat cooked on a grill; restaurant serving grilled foods; grille, metal grating placed over an opening (i.e. window,… … English contemporary dictionary
grilling — noun cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) • Syn: ↑broil, ↑broiling • Derivationally related forms: ↑grill, ↑broil (for: ↑broil) • H … Useful english dictionary
