roasting

/ˈroʊstɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of roast; cooking by dry heat.
    • The chef is roasting a whole pig for the party.
    • They were roasting chestnuts over an open fire.
    • She is roasting vegetables for the salad.
  2. Present participle of roast; criticizing or mocking harshly.
    • The critics are roasting the new movie in their reviews.
    • He is always roasting his little brother for being clumsy.
    • The audience was roasting the comedian for his weak jokes.
adjective
  1. Very hot, as if being cooked.
    • She wore a hat to protect herself from the roasting sun.
    • The car felt roasting after sitting in the sun all afternoon.
    • It was a roasting summer day, so we went to the beach.
  2. Used for roasting food.
    • The roasting rack keeps the meat above the juices.
    • She bought a new roasting thermometer for the oven.
    • He put the chicken in a roasting pan.
Antonyms
noun
  1. The process of cooking food by dry heat in an oven or over a fire.
    • The smell of roasting filled the whole house.
    • She prefers roasting to frying because it is healthier.
    • The roasting of the turkey took about three hours.
  2. A harsh or humorous criticism, often in a public event where a person is teased.
    • The celebrity received a friendly roasting at the comedy show.
    • The online roasting was so brutal that he deleted his post.
    • His friends gave him a roasting for his embarrassing story.
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