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Roasting

//ˈɹəʊstɪŋ// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Very hot. colloquial

    "The day started out cool, but by noon it was roasting."

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is roasted.

    "These elements are expelled more completely by a large number of comparatively incomplete roastings (alternated, of course, with smeltings) than by a smaller number of extremely thorough roastings[…]"

  2. 2
    cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added) wordnet
  3. 3
    A strong rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view). colloquial, figuratively

    "My boss gave me a roasting for last month's sales figures."

  4. 4
    The act of attempting to humiliating someone or being humiliated in such a way that it appears comedic, especially publicly.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of roast form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Broiling is but another way of roasting those cuts of meat which have a broad, flat surface such as steaks, chops, or cutlets."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English rostynge; equivalent to roast + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English rostynge; equivalent to roast + -ing.

Etymology 3

From Middle English rostynge; equivalent to roast + -ing.

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