roasting

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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roasting

  1. present participle and gerund of roast
    • 1922, “The Bride's Cookery Primer”, in Good Housekeeping, volume 74, page 66:
      Broiling is but another way of roasting those cuts of meat which have a broad, flat surface such as steaks, chops, or cutlets.

Adjective

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roasting (comparative more roasting, superlative most roasting)

  1. (colloquial) Very hot.
    The day started out cool, but by noon it was roasting.

Noun

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roasting (plural roastings)

  1. The act by which something is roasted.
    • 1885, Henry Marion Howe, Copper smelting, page 15:
      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 []
    • 2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian[1]:
      There were signs of recent roastings and fryings, and Frank explained he’d been eating pretty well, making his way through frozen stocks from the shop.
  2. (figurative, colloquial) A strong rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).
    My boss gave me a roasting for last month's sales figures.

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