Hypertext Webster Gateway: "broiling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Broiling \Broil"ing\, a.
Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun. -- n. The act of causing
anything to broil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. To subject to great (commonly direct) heat.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
broiling
n : cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire
or under a grill) [syn: {broil}, {grilling}]
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