roasting

[roh-sting]

adjective

1. used or suitable to roast.

2. exceedingly hot; scorching.

   a roasting July.

noun

1. a severely critical notice or review; pan.

roasting

/ ˈrəʊstɪŋ /

adjective

1. extremely hot

noun

1. severe criticism

Other Word Forms

• roastingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of roasting¹

1350–1400; Middle English (gerund); roast, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

I’ve stood over sheet pans on Sunday afternoons, roasting broccoli until the kitchen smelled faintly of sulfur, portioning out tidy mounds of chicken and rice into identical little plastic containers.

From Salon

And so somewhere, between the hiss of butter and the smell of roasting chicken, she is still there, reminding every cook who’ll listen: “Brown food tastes good.”

From Salon

On “Red Eye,” we were all basically roasting each other, and on my show, we’re all making fun of each other, some more than others.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s when his speech is cut off by an orange-faced Mr. Garrison stepping up and roasting the scientist, pangolin and hope with a flamethrower.

From Salon

And it’s not just police violence that’s on the menu for roasting; police incompetence is fair game too.

From Salon