grilled

G2R1I1L1L1E1D2
/ɡɹɪld/

adjective

Cooked on a grill.

“She grilled him over his whereabouts the previous night.”

CommonScrabble 9

Meanings

grilled1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of grill

    She grilled him over his whereabouts the previous night.

    1 more example

    The meat was grilled as this was considered the healthier option.

adjectivegrilled (comparative more grilled, superlative most grilled)

comparative more grilled · superlative most grilled

  1. Cooked on a grill.
  2. As if cooked on a grill.

    After a day in the sun, he was more grilled than his hamburger.

grilled2

adjectivegrilled (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFitted with a grille.

    High up, at second-storey level, are small openings cut into the wall and filled with shuttered, grilled windows […]

    1983, René A Bravmann, African Islam

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)

adjectivecooked over an outdoor grill

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

grilled · verb, adjective

From grill + -ed.

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grilled · adjective

  1. Frenchgrille
  2. Englishgrille
  3. Englishgrilled

From grille + -ed.

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Translations

Finnish pariloitu
  • pariloituTranslations
French grillé
  • grilléTranslations
Italian grigliato
  • grigliatoTranslations
Portuguese grelhado
  • grelhadoTranslations
Russian жа́реный
  • жа́реный (žárenyj)Translations
Swedish grillad
  • grilladTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with grilled

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Cite this entry
APA

grilled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grilled

MLA

“grilled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grilled. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grilled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grilled.

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