Synonyms:
broil, broiling, grilling
Meaning: cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
Usage examples
If the beef is not very tender, it should be laid on a board and pounded, before broiling or frying it.
This habit is exacted by a sort of necessity, arising out of the nature of some of the viands peculiar to the country; many of which, as "Virginia biscuit," "buckwheat cakes," and "waffles," are only relished coming fresh from, the fire: so that the hour when breakfast is being eaten in the dining-room, is that in which the cook is broiling her skin in the kitchen.