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grilling

  • /ˈɡɹɪlɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪlɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of grill

noun grillings

  1. informal A thorough interrogation. The minister faced a grilling over her handling of the situation.
  2. The act or process of grilling, or broiling.

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Closest in meaning: broiling, broil, roasting, fry, broiler, toast, third degree, cross-examination, inquisition, parrilla, gridiron, torture, fustigation, scorcher, enhanced interrogation, drubbing

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@misc{grilling_2026,
  title = {grilling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grilling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}