broil·ing /ˈbrɔɪlɪŋ/ adjectiveadj American EnglishAmE HOTbroiling weather, sun etc makes you feel extremely hot 酷热的,灼热的 SYN boiling broiling• And up from the city of fumes and smoke rose a broiling cloud of steam, covering the stars.• the incredible broiling heat of a Mississippi summer• All of a sudden the far wall exploded inwards and a broiling mass of water burst into the room.• Troops stood at attention under a broiling noon sun.• We worked all day in the broiling sun.• Lucy threw down three glasses in succession like water in the broiling sun.