roasting

English

Etymology

From Middle English rostynge; equivalent to roast +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊstɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊstɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -əʊstɪŋ

Verb

roasting

1. present participle and gerund of roast
   • 1922, “The Bride's Cookery Primer”, in Good Housekeeping, volume 74, page 66:

     Broiling is but another way of roasting those cuts of meat which have a broad, flat surface such as steaks, chops, or cutlets.

Adjective

roasting (comparative more roasting, superlative most roasting)

1. (colloquial) Very hot.

   The day started out cool, but by noon it was roasting.

Noun

roasting (plural roastings)

1. The act by which something is roasted.
   • 1885, Henry Marion Howe, Copper smelting, page 15:

     These elements are expelled more completely by a large number of comparatively incomplete roastings (alternated, of course, with smeltings) than by a smaller number of extremely thorough roastings […]

   • 2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     There were signs of recent roastings and fryings, and Frank explained he’d been eating pretty well, making his way through frozen stocks from the shop.

2. (figurative, colloquial) A strong rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).

   My boss gave me a roasting for last month's sales figures.

Anagrams

• atrogins, strong AI, organist, Strangio, tragions, signator, Gorstian