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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Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Sauté them in butter or olive oil and pile onto toast, fold them into savory ramp biscuits or other baked goods, or grill them until soft and lightly charred to serve alongside meat or fish.
—Kelly Vaughan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
David Chokachi will reprise his role of Cody Madison — who now runs The Shoreline, the unofficially official Baywatch bar and grill — from the original series in a recurring role.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
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Verb
According to Sengthay, things turned tense as students grilled Bernadette Meyler, the provost’s free-speech adviser.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Sauté them in butter or olive oil and pile onto toast, fold them into savory ramp biscuits or other baked goods, or grill them until soft and lightly charred to serve alongside meat or fish.
—Kelly Vaughan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
The former Uchiko and Counter 357 chef pivoted his career away from fine dining to focus on modern African American cooking with his Distant Relatives, a smoke shack and grill that traces the foodways of the African diaspora.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
David Chokachi will reprise his role of Cody Madison — who now runs The Shoreline, the unofficially official Baywatch bar and grill — from the original series in a recurring role.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Grill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grill. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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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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