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Meanings of broiling in English

Portuguese
grelhado
Catalan
rostir
Spanish
brasear

Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)

grelhado
Usage of broiling in English
1
The smell of broiling and frying and boiling arises in the air.
The Mountains
2
In grilling, the heat source is below the food; in broiling, above.
On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
3
You could smell it in the whiffs of things frying, broiling, burning.
Calvary Alley
4
The sun was broiling, and the and soil reflected its scorching rays.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone
5
He kicked, kicked, kicked under the broiling sun, in the hot water.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
6
It was a long, hot walk across broiling blacktop to the knoll.
Death angel
7
They cooked their meat by broiling it on sticks above the coals.
Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln / A...
8
She ordered the soup, to stay her while the steak was broiling.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
9
He continued to smell the broiling beefsteak and tea, and also toast.
The Debtor: A Novel
10
He was falling backward to the broiling mass of flesh beneath him.
Summer of Night
11
As the broiling drew near an end, almost a panic gripped Laramie.
Laramie Holds the Range
12
Captain Cowen was broiling, for his supper, the gizzard of a turkey.
David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
13
Grief was squatted over a small fire, broiling a strip of shark-flesh.
A Son of the Sun
14
Most are styled after Vegas Elvis, broiling in rhinestoned belts and capes.
The Guardian
15
And dance they did, for two mortal hours, under that broiling sun.
South Sea Tales
16
How he had had to rush and hurry under the broiling sun!
The Bride of the Nile — Volume 02
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Translations for broiling
Portuguese
grelhado
Catalan
rostir
Spanish
brasear
Broiling through the time
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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