/ brɔɪl; NAmE / verb
1.
[ vn ] ( NAmE ) to cook meat or fish under direct heat or over heat on metal bars :
broiled chicken
—compare barbecue , grill
2.
to become or make sb become very hot :
[ v ]
They lay broiling in the sun.
[also vn ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (also in the sense burn, char ): from Old French bruler to burn, of unknown origin.