broil

[ UK /bɹˈɔ‍ɪl/ ]
[ US /ˈbɹɔɪɫ/ ]
NOUN
  1. cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
VERB
  1. heat by a natural force
    The sun broils the valley in the summer
  2. cook under a broiler
    broil fish
  3. be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun
    The town was broiling in the sun
    the tourists were baking in the heat
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How To Use broil In A Sentence

  • The National team is currently embroiled in an exhibition tour in B.C. versus Japan.
  • The adults' menu may feature grilled shrimp, charbroiled chicken, sautéed vegetables, and salads galore.
  • Grill, broil or cook patties in a nonstick fry pan, about 5 minutes per side until done.
  • In broiling or grilling, the food is cooked directly over a very hot flame.
  • The juicy yet slightly overcooked burger would have benefited from a nice charbroiling, the flavor of smoke and fire would have added some much needed depth. NYC Food Guy
  • The industry is highly vertically integrated, with poultry production companies (known as integrators) contracting with farmers (referred to as growers) to raise the birds prior to slaughter Number of broilers and other meat-type chickens sold in the United States, 2007 (Source: USDA Census of Agriculture, 2007). PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Just then Edward handed Doctor Instow a goodly rasher of broiled ham, upon which was a perfectly poached egg; and directly after the man came round behind Jack, and quietly placed before him, with a whisper of warning that the plate was very hot, another rasher of ham, and at the first sight of it the lad began to shrink, but at the second glance, consequent upon a brave desire not to show his repugnance, he saw that it was a different kind of rasher to the doctor's, and that there was no egg. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy
  • Unfortunately for both, their careers took a nosedive after they both became embroiled in controversy.
  • Gosh, it's over a year since I read The Moving Toyshop; here Gervase Fen is embroiled in a mystery of murder and espionage in a West Country cathedral town in about 1940. January Books 27) Holy Disorders, by Edmund Crispin
  • Choose grilled, baked or broiled foods instead of fried.
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