Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grilled

/ɡɹɪld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: grilled
IPA: /ɡɹɪld/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of grill

adj

Cooked on a grill.

adj

As if cooked on a grill.

adj

Fitted with a grille.

Example Sentences

"The meat was grilled as this was considered the healthier option."
"She grilled him over his whereabouts the previous night."
"After a day in the sun, he was more grilled than his hamburger."
"High up, at second-storey level, are small openings cut into the wall and filled with shuttered, grilled windows […]"

Etymology

From grill + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more grilled (comparative) most grilled (superlative)

Derived Forms

nongrilled ungrilled

Phrases

grilled cheese

Synonyms

barbecued broiled

Rhymes With

killed build filled skilled thrilled guild rebuild fulfilled spilled billed drilled chilled

Questions

How do you pronounce grilled?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹɪld/.
What does grilled mean?: simple past and past participle of grill
Where does grilled come from?: From grill + -ed.

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