overbroil

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verb

To broil excessively.

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Meanings

verboverbroil (third-person singular simple present overbroils, present participle overbroiling, simple past and past participle overbroiled)

present singular third person overbroils · participle present overbroiling · participle past overbroiled · past overbroiled

  1. To broil excessively.

    Do be warned that if you overbroil the eggplant slices, they will fall apart while baking in the casserole.

    2011, James Villas, From the Ground Up, page 109
    1 more example

    Broil close to the heat until sugar melts and begins to bubble, about 1 minute; do not overbroil or the custard will begin to curdle […]

    1999, Deborah Gray, Indulge It: New Ideas for Delicious Desserts, page 38

Origin

From over- + broil.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

librovore
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APA

overbroil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbroil

MLA

“overbroil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbroil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overbroil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbroil.

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