grillings
Harsh sustained inquiries
Grillings are sessions of intense, persistent questioning.
The word comes from the cooking method—subjecting someone to relentless heat: The suspect endured hours of grillings by detectives.
Parliamentary grillings, press grillings, and courtroom grillings all involve probing interrogation meant to extract information or expose inconsistencies.
Browning with intense heat
- broilCook with direct heat
- flameBurning gas made visible
- griddleFlat metal cooking surface
- sizzleSound of frying
roast · caramelization · char · flip · grate · rotisserie · plancha · hibachi
Seeking answers through inquiry
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- inquisitionSustained, probing investigation
- interviewFormal questioning session
probe · scrutiny · inquiry · examination · testimony · witness · confession · prosecutor
searing
Browning with intense heat
sizzle · roast · caramelization · char · flip · grate · rotisserie · plancha · hibachi · smoke
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- inquisitionSustained, probing investigation
interview · probe · scrutiny · inquiry · examination · testimony · witness · confession · prosecutor · defense
charcoal
Burned wood residue
kebabs · skewers · marinade · sauce · mesquite · hickory · picnic · outdoor · smoky · firepit
detective
Professional crime investigator
testimony · witness · alibi · inquiry · probe · scrutiny · autopsy · analysis · deduction · suspect
grillingssmall talk
Polite trivial conversation
chitchat · soft-pedaling · coddling · pampering · heart-to-hearts
- grilling toolsImplements for outdoor cooking
- charcoal grillingCooking over heated carbon
- flame grillingCooking directly over fire
- grilling session
- grilling techniquesMethods for cooking over fire