Broiling

broil ¹  (broil)

v. broiled, broil·ing, broils

v.tr.

1. To cook by direct radiant heat, as over a grill or under an electric element.

2. To expose to great heat.

v.intr.

To be exposed to great heat.

n.

1. The act of broiling or the condition of being broiled.

2. Food, especially meat, that is broiled.

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[Middle English broilen, from Old French brusler, bruler, perhaps from usler, to burn (with br- from bruir, to burn), from Latin ustulre, to scorch, from ustus, past participle of rere, to burn.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

broiling - cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) broil, grilling cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"