Broiling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Broil \Broil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Broiling}.] [OE. broilen, OF. bruillir, fr. bruir to broil,
     burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. br["u]ejen, G. br["u]hen, to
     scald, akin to E. brood.]
     1. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon
        a gridiron over coals.


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     2. To subject to great (commonly direct) heat.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Broiling \Broil"ing\, a.
     Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun. -- n. The act of causing
     anything to broil.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  broiling
       n : cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire
           or under a grill) [syn: {broil}, {grilling}]