toasting
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English
Definitions
verb
- To lightly cook by browning via direct exposure to a fire or other heat source.“We liked to toast marshmallows around the campfire.”
- To grill, lightly cook by browning specifically under a grill or in a toaster“Top with cheese and toast under the grill for a few minutes.”
- To engage in a salutation and/or accompanying raising of glasses while drinking alcohol in honor of someone or something.“We toasted the happy couple many times over the course of the evening.”
- To warm thoroughly.“I toasted my feet by the fire.”
noun
- The action of making a toast (celebratory call to drink).
- The heating of oak panels used to make wine barrels.
- The process by which something, such as bread, is toasted.
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browningforkroastingglass of welcomeorationcelebrationpotationteamakingspeechingcoronationlaudingconcelebrationintoxicationcelebratinglaudationdrinking