griddle

UK: /ˈgrɪd^əl/ US: /ˈgrɪdəl/ ,(grid′l)

Inflections of 'griddle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

griddles

v 3rd person singular

griddling

v pres p

griddled

v past

griddled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

grid•dle /ˈgrɪdəl/   n. [countable]

1. Food a flat pan for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat with little or no fat.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

grid•dle  (grid′l), n., v., -dled, -dling. 
n. 

1. Food a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.
2. Food any flat, heated surface, esp. on the top of a stove, for cooking food:
   a quick breakfast from the luncheonette's griddle.
3. Dialect Terms [Upstate New York Older Use.] a circular lid covering an opening on the cooking surface of a wood or coal-burning stove.

v.t. 

4. Food to cook on a griddle:
   Griddle two eggs for me, will you?

• Old French gridil, gredil; see grill¹
• Middle English gridel, gredil 1175–1225

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

griddle / ˈɡrɪd^əl/ noun

1. Also called: girdle a thick round iron plate with a half hoop handle over the top, for making scones, etc
2. any flat heated surface, esp on the top of a stove, for cooking food

verb

1. (transitive) to cook (food) on a griddle

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French gridil, from Late Latin crātīculum (unattested) fine wickerwork; see grill¹