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present participle of grill.

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grilling

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cooking adj.
bad time n.
examination n.
heating n.
inquiry n.
interrogatory n.
third degree n.

ADJECTIVE

cooking

Synonyms

STRONG

baking boiling broiling browning frying heating roasting simmering sizzling steaming steeping stewing toasting

NOUN

bad time

Synonyms

WEAK

going-over grief hard time third degree torture

NOUN

examination

Synonyms

STRONGEST

audit checking checkup cross-examination diagnosis experiment exploration inquiry inspection interrogation investigation observation probe questioning questionnaire raid research review scan scrutiny search study survey trial

STRONG

assay battery breakdown canvass catechism dissection exam final inquest inquisition once-over oral perusal quest quiz reconnaissance tryout view

WEAK

blue book legwork perlustration the eye third degree written

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance neglect

NOUN

heating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cooking melting warming

STRONG

baking boiling broiling roasting scalding steaming

Antonyms

WEAK

cooling freezing refrigeration

NOUN

inquiry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analysis audit examination hearing inspection interrogation investigation probe query question questioning request research scrutiny search study survey

STRONG

check cross-examination disquisition exploration inquest inquisition interrogatory poll pursuit quest

WEAK

Q and A catechizing delving fishing expedition legwork probing quizzing third degree trial balloon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer ignorance neglect reply

NOUN

interrogatory

Synonyms

STRONG

analysis audit check cross-examination disquisition examination exploration hearing inquest inquisition inspection interrogation investigation poll probe pursuit query quest question questioning request research scrutiny search study survey

WEAK

Q and A catechizing delving fishing expedition legwork probing quizzing third degree trial balloon

Antonyms

STRONG

answer ignorance neglect reply

NOUN

third degree

Synonyms

WEAK

cross-examination cross-interrogation cross-questioning inquisition interrogation pressure

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grilling

Owen gets a grilling, which leads to worldwide disparagement on TikTok.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Interior Minister Bernard Quintin mounted a lengthy defence of the government's response during a grilling before the Belgian parliament on Thursday afternoon.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Summer also happens to be peak grilling season.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

Rapport matters, and if you don’t have confidence in this guy when you are done politely grilling him like a hamburger on the Fourth of July, move on to someone who does.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Why was he grilling me with all these questions?

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

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