v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Broiled p. pr. & vb. n. Broiling. ] [ OE. broilen, OF. bruillir, fr. bruir to broil, burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. brüejen, G. brühen, to scald, akin to E. brood. ] 1. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over coals. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To subject to great (commonly direct) heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brouiller to disorder, from LL. brogilus, broilus, brolium, thicket, wood, park; of uncertain origin; cf. W. brog a swelling out, OHG. prōil marsh, G. brühl, MHG. brogen to rise. The meaning tumult, confusion, comes apparently from tangled undergrowth, thicket, and this possibly from the meaning to grow, rise, sprout. ] A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will which will cause innumerable broils, place men in what situation you please. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Contention; fray; affray; tumult; altercation; dissension; discord; contest; conflict; brawl; uproar. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

The planets and comets had been broiling in the sun. Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. cooked by direct exposure to radiant heat. baked fried bolied
Syn. -- grilled. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who broils, or cooks by broiling. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A gridiron or other utensil used in broiling, or the compartment in a stove where such a utensil is located. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A chicken or other bird fit for broiling. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who excites broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels. [ 1913 Webster ]

What doth he but turn broiler, . . . make new libels against the church? Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun. -- n. The act of causing anything to broil. [ 1913 Webster ]