grill
grill · griller · grillest
Harsh, rough, severe; cruelHarsh, rough, severe; cruel.
/ɡɹɪl/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Harsh, rough, severe; cruel.
Examples
152 sentencesI haven't grilled the fish yet.
ruЯ ещё не пожарил рыбу. — marafon
Tom threw sausages on the grill.
Tom ate a grilled cheese sandwich.
The police grilled Tom for hours.
Tom took the meat off the grill.
Origin
From Middle English gril, grille (“harsh, rough, severe”), from Old English *grielle, fromFrom Middle English gril, grille (“harsh, rough, severe”), from Old English *grielle, from Proto-West Germanic *grallī (“angry”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to rattle, make a noise, grumble”). Cognate with German grell (“harsh, angry”), Danish grel (“shrill, glaring, dazzling”).
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Forms
griller/more grill, grillest/most grill| Comparative | griller / more grill Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | grillest / most grill Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form