grilling

grill

G0270300 (grĭl)tr.v. grilled, grill·ing, grills 1. To broil on a gridiron.2. To torture or afflict as if by broiling.3. Informal To question relentlessly; cross-examine.4. To mark or emboss with a gridiron.n.1. A cooking surface of parallel metal bars; a gridiron.2. Food cooked by broiling or grilling.3. An informal restaurant or a room in a restaurant where grilled foods are served. Also called grillroom.4. A series of marks grilled or embossed on a surface.5. Variant of grille.

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[French griller, from gril, gridiron, from Old French greille, from Latin crātīcula; see griddle.]

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grill′er n.

grilling

(ˈɡrɪlɪŋ) ninformal an insistent or prolonged interrogation

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grilling - cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)broil, broilingcookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

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