- Broiling
- Broiling Broil"ing, a. Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun. -- n. The act of causing anything to broil. [1913 Webster]
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Broiling
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broiling — [adj] very hot baking, burning, fiery, on fire, red hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, sizzling, sweltering, torrid; concept 605 Ant. freezing … New thesaurus
broiling — broil|ing [ brɔılıŋ ] adjective broiling weather or a broiling sun is very hot: We walked for hours in the broiling sun. It s broiling today … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
broiling — ▪ cooking cooking by exposing food to direct radiant heat, either on a grill over live coals or below a gas burner or electric coil. Broiling differs from roasting and baking in that the food is turned during the process so as to cook one… … Universalium
broiling — broil|ing [ˈbrɔılıŋ] adj AmE broiling weather, sun etc makes you feel extremely hot = ↑boiling ▪ a broiling day … Dictionary of contemporary English
broiling — [[t]brɔ͟ɪlɪŋ[/t]] ADJ If the weather is broiling, it is very hot. [AM, INFORMAL] ...the broiling midday sun. Syn: sweltering Ant: freezing … English dictionary
broiling — adjective AmE broiling weather, sun etc makes you feel extremely hot: a day in the broiling sun … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Broiling — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
broiling — adjective Date: 1555 extremely hot < a broiling sun > … New Collegiate Dictionary
broiling — adjective the sweaty nights and broiling days Syn: hot, scorching, roasting, baking, boiling (hot), blistering, sweltering, parching, searing, blazing, sizzling, burning (hot), sultry, torrid, tropical, like an oven, like a furnace Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
broiling — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Marked by much heat: ardent, baking, blistering, boiling, burning, fiery, heated, hot, red hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, sultry, sweltering, torrid. See HOT … English dictionary for students
