barbecue
noun
pieces of meat, fowl, fish, or the like, roasted or smoked over fire, especially when basted in a barbecue sauce.
barbecued
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past participleof barbecue.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof barbecue.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
barbecuenounpieces of meat, fowl, fish, or the like, roasted or smoked over fire, especially when basted in a barbecue sauce.
Example Sentences
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Frank barbecued ribs in the yard, his mom served birria with rice and beans, and some 50 friends and classmates showed up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Orion wares include 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee, barbecued beef brisket and five types of hot sauce.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
In that fictional scenario, humanity barbecued itself; in reality, Trenberth describes our species’ demise as more of a slow boil.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2025
The smell of barbecued artichokes wafts along a row of dozens of tractors parked in central Barcelona, as rock music blares out of speakers, and wine is poured into plastic cups.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
In one hand was a barbecued pork sandwich, suspended between the tray and her sneering mouth.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
