different between triller vs griller

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

trill +? -er

Noun

triller (plural trillers)

1. A small passerine bird of the genus Lalage belonging to the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae, so called because of the loud trilling calls of the male birds.
2. One who or that which trills.
   • 2010, Michel Debost, The Simple Flute: From A-Z (page 255)

     When the left hand is the triller, it might seem more difficult to stabilize with the right, which is mostly off the flute.

Anagrams

• Terrill, Tirrell

French

Etymology

trille +? -er

Verb

triller

1. To trill

Conjugation

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

triller m or f

1. indefinite plural of trille

Verb

triller

1. present of trille

English

Etymology

grill +? -er

Noun

griller (plural grillers)

1. One who, or that which, grills.
   • 2002, Karen Adler, Judith M Fertig, Fish and shellfish, grilled and smoked

     For the novice fish griller, firm-fleshed fish steaks (salmon, tuna, swordfish, shark) will be the easiest to grill.

2. Food suitable for grilling.

French

Etymology

grille +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i.je/

Verb

griller

1. to toast (cook with a toaster)
2. to grill (cook with a grill)
3. (intransitive) to toast (heat up, said of e.g. skin)
4. (colloquial) to smoke (a cigarette)
   • 1963, Nicolas Bouvier, L'Usage du Monde

     Puis je restais là, étendu dans le noir, à griller une cigarette et regarder dans ma tête jusqu'à ce que des poings impatients qui martelaient la porte m'obligent à céder la place.

     — Then I would linger on, stretched out in the dark, having a smoke and meditating, until impatient fists hammering on the door made me give up my place. — 1992, Robyn Marsack (trans.), The Way of the World

5. to run (a stop sign or red light)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• grille-pain
• pain grillé

Related terms

• gril
• grille-pain

Further reading

• “griller” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

griller m

1. indefinite plural of grill

Verb

griller

1. present of grille