roasting
/ˈroʊstɪŋ/
verb
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
noun
- 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.
- 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.