roasting

American  

[roh-sting] / ˈroʊ stɪŋ /

adjective

1. used or suitable to roast.

2. exceedingly hot; scorching.

   a roasting July.

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noun

1. a severely critical notice or review; pan.

roasting British  

/ ˈrəʊstɪŋ /

adjective

1. extremely hot

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noun

1. severe criticism

Other Word Forms

• roastingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of roasting

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

Example Sentences

Behind her on the kitchen table two parcels were tied up in napkins: cold fried chicken, a roasting ear, a jar each of pickled peaches for sure, and I don’t know what all.

From Literature

I started roasting fruit to make better smoothies — fruit that tasted like itself instead of diluted memory, lost in a blizzard of ice and almond milk.

From Salon

“It’s roasting something they did, and they still appreciate the perspective of it all.”

From Los Angeles Times

I can almost smell Bubbe’s chicken roasting in the oven, almost taste her chocolate cake with its secret ingredient.

From Literature

At the beginning of the summer, I started roasting trays of vegetables — squash, eggplant, red onions, bell peppers — with nothing more than olive oil, salt and pepper.

From Salon