I. ˈbrȯi(-ə)l verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French bruiller to burn, broil, modification of Latin ustulare to singe, from urere to burn
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
: to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill
intransitive verb
: to be subjected to great or oppressive heat
broil ing in the sun
II. noun
Date: 1563
: the act or state of broiling
III. verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French broiller to jumble, mix, from Vulgar Latin * brodiculare, from * brod-, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brod broth — more at broth
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
: brawl
transitive verb
: embroil
IV. noun
Date: 1525
: a noisy disturbance : tumult ; especially : brawl
a tavern row…widens into a general broil — J. R. Green