"overbroil" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overbroils [present, singular, third-person], overbroiling [participle, present], overbroiled [participle, past], overbroiled [past]
Etymology: over- + broil Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|broil}} over- + broil Head templates: {{en-verb}} overbroil (third-person singular simple present overbroils, present participle overbroiling, simple past and past participle overbroiled)
  1. To broil excessively.
    Sense id: en-overbroil-en-verb-WYJkXFQW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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