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Meaning of grilling

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

grilling

Pronunciation:/ˈɡɹɪlɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.

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

  2. To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – broil, salamander.

  3. To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.

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

  4. To feel very hot; to swelter.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make angry; provoke; incite.

  2. To terrify; make tremble.

  3. To tremble; shiver.

  4. To snarl; snap.

noun

Definitions

  1. A thorough interrogation.

  2. The act or process of grilling, or broiling.