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