transitive verb

1. to cook by exposing to a flame or other direct source of intense heat
2. to expose directly to intense heat

Etymology: ME broilen < OFr bruillir, to broil, roast; prob. by confusion of bruir, to burn (< Gmc *brojan, to brew) & usler < L ustulare, to singe

intransitive verb

1. to become broiled
2. to become very heated or angry

noun

1. the act or state of broiling
2. anything broiled

noun

Etymology: ME broilen, to quarrel, concoct lies < OFr brouillier, to dirty; prob. ult. < Frank *broth, mud, froth

intransitive verb