Synonyms of grills

grills 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of grill

1

as in interrogates

to put a series of questions to

police grilled the suspect, but had to release him when it became clear he didn't have the information they were looking for

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interrogates
• questions
• examines
• pumps
• quizzes
• catechizes
• queries
• sweats
• picks the brains of
• gives the third degree to
• debriefs
• cross-examines
• canvasses
• cross-questions
• annoys
• harasses
• hounds
• pesters
• polls

2

as in asks

to put a question or questions to

grilled the children about her ex-husband's new girlfriend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asks
• questions
• interrogates
• quizzes
• inquires (of)
• queries
• pumps
• catechizes
• cross-questions
• surveys
• examines
• bombards
• cross-examines
• polls
• besieges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• responds
• answers
• replies
• remarks
• observes
• retorts
• avoids
• comments
• rejoins
• ducks

grills

2 of 2

noun

plural of grill

as in restaurants

a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises

headed down to the local bar and grill for a beer and a burger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restaurants
• diners
• cafés
• eateries
• cafeterias
• caffs
• beaneries
• lunch counters
• snack bars
• taverns
• lunchrooms
• luncheonettes
• steak houses
• coffee shops
• pizzerias
• hash houses
• inns
• teahouses
• coffeehouses
• tea shops
• bars
• greasy spoons
• barrooms
• chophouses
• tearooms
• estaminets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grills

Verb

Ladd appears as a titular host of the The Marilyn Levens Starlight Celebrity Show, a gossipy figure who grills Nikki. —Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025

The Rock n Roll Burger tent has its flattop grills going, turning dozens and dozens of fresh beef patties into a catered dinner. —Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

So how much do his diamond grills cost? —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025

Gas grills require a bit more work. —Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025

This mom-and-pop shop grills pork and chicken Filipino barbecue on skewers. —Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025

The also returning Blue Moon Burger Bash, hosted by Rachael Ray and Brooklyn Beckham and presented by Pat LaFrieda Meats, grills up the best burgers across NYC’s five boroughs. —Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

During the early 2000s, Paul Wall and his business partner Johnny Dang picked up where Famous Eddie left off and took the gold grill to another level, with the duo still being the go-to jewelers for custom grills nearly two decades later. —Angel Diaz, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

Noun

Participating stores will also offer free assembly and delivery on grills and push lawn mowers over $399. —Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2025

Picnic tables and charcoal grills are available at the campsites and pavilion. —Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025

This includes the kitchen fryer hood with five gas fryers, three griddle hoods with two grills per hood and one meat grill. —Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025

Outdoor dining and lounge areas are set near a summer kitchen with Brazilian churrasco and Argentine gaucho grills. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025

Kim Kardashian is responding to the backlash over 12-year-old daughter North West’s fake piercings, grills and face tattoos. —Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025

The top lid even pivots up and down just like many outdoor barbecue grills. —Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2025

Tainy’s Prometheus — is portrayed by Feid, dressed in an oversized leather coat and lit in a manner that exaggerates his grills in an eerie way. —Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025

The Le Creuset sale includes cast iron grills, Dutch ovens for all your soup, stew, and chili needs, coffee mugs, and stoneware baking dishes. —Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025