I. ˈgrid ə l noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English gredil, gridel, from Old North French gredil, from Late Latin craticulum fine wickerwork — more at grill II
1.
a. now dialect : gridiron 1, 2
b. : any of various grids
a griddle of sheep trails over the hill
2. : a flat surface (as of soapstone or metal) on which food (as batter or bacon) is placed to be cooked by dry heat (as from a fire or an electric element) ; broadly : a cooking device consisting of or incorporating a griddle
got an electric griddle for her birthday
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- on the griddle
II. transitive verb
( griddled ; griddled ; griddling -d( ə )liŋ ; griddles )
: to cook on a griddle
III. intransitive verb
( griddled ; griddled ; griddling -d( ə )liŋ ; griddles )
Etymology: origin unknown
slang Britain : to sing as a beggar
• grid·dler -d( ə )lə(r) noun -s