grill
/ɡɹɪl/ verb B1- To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue. · Why don't we get together Saturday and grill some burgers?
- To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly. · The police grilled him about his movements at the time of the crime.
- To feel very hot; to swelter.
- To stamp or mark with a grill.
- To stare at.
He/she/it grills · Past grilled · Past participle grilled · -ing form grilling
Verb forms
- Base form
- grill
- He/she/it
- grills
- Past
- grilled
- Past participle
- grilled
- -ing form
- grilling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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They grill thick steaks, chicken wings, and spicy South African sausages called boerewors.
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