noun
- the process of cooking food with dry heat
- harsh criticism or teasing of someone
Usage: informal
adjective
- extremely hot
Usage: informal
verb
- cooking food with dry heat in an oven or over a fire
Usage: present participle of roast
Examples
- She is roasting a chicken for dinner tonight.
- The roasting of the coffee beans takes about fifteen minutes.
- It’s roasting hot outside today.
- He gave his friend a good roasting for being late.
- The turkey needs roasting for three hours.
- The roasting process brings out the flavor in the nuts.
- We’re roasting in this heat without air conditioning.