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grilling

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈɡrɪl.ɪŋ/
    • /ˈɡrɪl.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈɡrɪl.ɪŋ/

Definitions of grilling word

  • noun grilling Present participle of grill. 1
  • noun grilling interrogation, questioning 1
  • noun grilling an insistent or prolonged interrogation 0

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Parts of speech for Grilling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

grilling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for grilling

noun grilling

  • questioning — indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
  • finals — pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year.
  • blue book — A blue book is an official government report or register of statistics.
  • interrogation — the act of interrogating; questioning.
  • legwork — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.

adjective grilling

  • browning — a substance used to darken soups, gravies, etc
  • cooking — Cooking is food which has been cooked.

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