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Grilled vs Boiled - What's the difference?

grilled | boiled |

As verbs the difference between grilled and boiled

is that grilled is past tense of grill while boiled is past tense of boil.

As adjectives the difference between grilled and boiled

is that grilled is cooked on a grill while boiled is cooked in boiling water.

grilled

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (grill)
  • The meat was grilled as this was considered the healthier option.
    She grilled him over his whereabouts the previous night.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Cooked on a grill.
  • As if cooked on a grill.
  • After a day in the sun, he looked more grilled than his hamburger.

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Fitted with a grille.
  • * 1983 , RenĂ© A Bravmann, African Islam?
  • High up, at second-storey level, are small openings cut into the wall and filled with shuttered, grilled windows...

    boiled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (boil)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Cooked in boiling water.
  • (of water) having reached the boiling point
  • (colloquial) angry
  • (colloquial) drunk
  • Derived terms

    * boiled egg * hard boiled * soft boiled

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