BROWN

[verb]I browned (= made brown by cooking) the meat quickly in a frying pan before putting it into the oven to cook. [T]Lightly brown the onion before adding the liquid. [T]Allow the onion rings to brown before adding the spices. [I](UK and ANZ informal dated) To be browned off is to be tired and annoyed with something.I think she gets a bit browned off with him borrowing the car all the time.