roasting
Pronunciation:
/ˈɹəʊstɪŋ//ˈɹoʊstɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
Example: to roast meat on a spit
To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.
Example: to roast a potato in ashes
To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat
Example: Coffee beans need roasting before use.
To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.
noun
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The act by which something is roasted.
A rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).
Example: My boss gave me a roasting for last month's sales figures.
adjective
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Very hot.
Example: The day started out cool, but by noon it was roasting.