broiling
Very hot.
Adjective
- Very hot.
- But the butterflies were dead. A whiff of rotten eggs had vanquished the pale clouded yellows which came pelting across the orchard and up Dods Hill and away on to the moor, now lost behind a furze bush, then off again...
Origin
Etymology tree English broil Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English broiling From broil + -ing.
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Noun
- A food prepared by broiling.
- Likewise, when mixed broilings or skewered meats are offered, they can be kept warm or finished on a modest-sized table-top grill. - 1974, Bruce H. Axler, Showmanship in the Dining Room, page 30:
- gerund of broil: the act of broiling.
- Broiling is but another way of roasting those cuts of meat which have a broad, flat surface such as steaks, chops, or cutlets. And in broiling them the heat must be so intense that the meat surface is quickly seared,...
- Broiling is the most perfect way of cooking meat and fish. There are three ways of broiling,—what is known as broiling proper, pan broiling and oven broiling. Broiling proper is to broil directly over the coals; the...
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Verb
- present participle and gerund of broil