Definition of Grilling

1. Noun. Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill).

Exact synonyms: Broil, Broiling
Generic synonyms: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Derivative terms: Broil, Grill

Definition of Grilling

1. Verb. (present participle of grill) ¹

2. Noun. (informal) A thorough interrogation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grilling

1. grill [v] - See also: grill

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grilling

grillable
grillade
grillades
grillage
grillages
grille
grille guard
grilled
grilled cheese
griller
grilleries
grillers
grillery
grilles
grillework
grilling (current term)
grillings
grillroom
grillrooms
grills
grillsteak
grillsteaks
grillwork
grillworks
grilse
grilses
grim
grimaced
grimacer

Literary usage of Grilling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemistry of cookery by William Mattieu Williams (1900)
"CHAPTER V. ROASTING AND grilling. I MAY now venture to state my own view of a somewhat obscure subject—viz. the difference between the roasting or grilling ..."

2. Sin and Society: An Analysis of Latter-day Iniquity by Edward Alsworth Ross (1907)
"... THE grilling OF SINNERS THE American people finds itself to-day in the position of a man with dulled knife and broken cudgel in the midst of an ..."

3. B.I. Barnato: A Memoir by Harry Raymond (1897)
"... election speech—The grilling of JX Merriman—Barnato refuses to buy press support. THIS year of 1888 was the very busiest year out of a life in which no ..."

4. Kettner's Book of the Table: A Manual of Cookery, Practical, Theoretical by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1877)
"... apt to fall in pieces, and especially if any attempt is made to get rid of his backbone. Much the best way of grilling him is in the Scotch fashion of ..."

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