How to pronounce grill
Say it like GRIL. Grill is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- GRIL
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Grill pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- GRILSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of grill
American and British speakers say grill in essentially the same way: /ɡrɪl/ in the US and /ɡrɪl/ in the UK.
British respelling: GRIL.
What does grill mean?
- a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
- a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate“he cooked hamburgers on the grill”
- cook over or under a grill“grill the sausages”
- examine thoroughly“the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology”
Where does grill come from?
1655, from French gril, from Middle French gril, from Old French greïl, graïl (“gridiron”), from graïlle (“grate, grating”), from Latin crātīcula (“gridiron”), diminutive of crātis (“hurdle, wickerwork”), q.v.
Words that rhyme with grill
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of grill.
Words that sound like grill
Questions about saying grill
How do you pronounce grill?
Say GRIL. The American pronunciation is /ɡrɪl/. In British English it is /ɡrɪl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in grill?
Grill is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: GRIL.
Do Americans and Brits say grill the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ɡrɪl/ and the British form is /ɡrɪl/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.
What words sound the same as grill?
Grill sounds the same as grille in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.