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broiling

b raw i ling

  • n  cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
  • v  cook under a broiler
  • v  heat by a natural force
  • v  be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun
    The town was broiling in the sun

  • If the discovery here on Earth of tough little organisms living miles below ground, frozen in polar ice and hanging on in the broiling waters of deep-sea vents indicates anything .
  • In broiling horse fillets, spread some butter over the meat because it is lacking in fat.
  • Thirty truckloads of cadets in battle fatigues swarmed over the grounds and made guests lie down in the broiling sun.
Quotes

  • Lottie Dod in guardian.co.uk
    Lottie Dod, the Englishwoman who was one of the first to encourage a more vigorous approach to the game by women, recalled the days when a lady might step on to a lawn "to play a single on a broiling June morning, dressed in black velvet with long...
  • Nicholas Kristof in Terre Haute Tribune Star
    As New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof noted in 2002 after a visit to Pakistan, "talk to Third World factory workers and the whole idea of 'sweatshops' seems a misnomer. It is farmers and brick-makers who really sweat under the broiling sun,...
  • Gianluigi Buffon in Times of India
    This stadium really gets broiling, even in cup play. I foresee an even match with a lot of physical battles,Buffon, now with Juventus, said ahead of Tuesday's World Cup semifinals.

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