broil
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broil¹
- /bɹɔɪl/ US, UK
- /bɹaɪl/ archaic, dialectal
Rhymes with -ɔɪl
Where it comes from
From Middle English broylen, brulen (“to broil, cook”), from Anglo-Norman bruiller, broiller (“to broil, roast”), Old French brusler, bruller (“to broil, roast, char”), a blend of two Old French verbs:
* bruir (“to burn”), from Frankish *brōjan (“to burn, scald”)
* usler (“to scorch”), from Latin ustulō (“to scorch”)
verb broils · broiling · broiled
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To cook by direct, radiant heat.
To broil a pigeon. When you broil them, do them in the same manner, and take care your fire is very clear, and set your gridiron high, that they may not burn, and have a little parsley and butter in a cup. You may split them, and broil them with a little pepper and salt, and you may roast them only
Similar: grill
- To expose to great heat.
- To be exposed to great heat.
noun broils
- Food prepared by broiling. Cluffe, externally acquiescing, had yet made up his mind, if a decent opportunity presented, to be detected and made prisoner, and that the honest troubadours should sup on a hot broil, and sip some of the absent General's curious Madeira at the feet of their respective mistresses, with all the adva
broil²
- /bɹɔɪl/ US, UK
- /bɹaɪl/ archaic, dialectal
Rhymes with -ɔɪl
Where it comes from
From Middle English broilen (“to quarrel, present in disorder”), from Anglo-Norman broiller (“to mix up”), from Vulgar Latin *brodiculāre (“to jumble together”) from *brodum (“broth, stew”), from Frankish *broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”).
verb broils · broiling · broiled · broyl
- To cause a rowdy disturbance; embroil.
- To brawl.
noun broils · broyl
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A brawl; a rowdy disturbance.
come to broils
Similar: skirmish
Translations
Talk about this word "broil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/broil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. broil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/broil "broil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/broil.Cite this
@misc{broil_2026,
title = {broil},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/broil},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
