CEFR B1

barbecuing

verb

Meaning

Cooking food, especially meat, slowly over an open fire or on a grill, typically outdoors.

Examples

We spent the entire Saturday barbecuing ribs for the neighborhood block party.
They were barbecuing chicken in the park when the sudden rainstorm started.

Synonyms: grilling, roasting, smoking, charring

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barbecuing (B1)

verb

Pronunciation: ˈbɑːrbɪkjuːɪŋ

Definition

Cooking food, especially meat, slowly over an open fire or on a grill, typically outdoors.

Examples

We spent the entire Saturday barbecuing ribs for the neighborhood block party.
They were barbecuing chicken in the park when the sudden rainstorm started.

How to Use barbecuing

barbecue something (collocation): Cooking a specific food item over a grill. — "We plan on barbecuing some fresh fish this evening."
be barbecuing (collocation): The continuous action of cooking outdoors. — "They have been barbecuing for three hours already."

Synonyms of barbecuing

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