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- [roh-sting]
- /ˈroʊ stɪŋ/
- /ˈrəʊ.stɪŋ/
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- [roh-sting]
- /ˈroʊ stɪŋ/
Definitions of roasting word
- adjective roasting roasted: roast beef. 1
- noun roasting roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion. 1
- noun roasting a piece of meat for roasting. 1
- noun roasting something that is roasted. 1
- noun roasting the act or process of roasting. 1
- noun roasting Informal. severe criticism. 1
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Origin of roasting
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (gerund); see roast, -ing1, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Roasting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
roasting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
roasting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for roasting
noun roasting
adj roasting
- baking — You can use baking to describe weather or a place that is very hot indeed.
- blistering — Blistering heat is very great heat.
- blistery — having blisters, as paint or glass.
- boiling — very warm
- broiling — If the weather is broiling, it is very hot.
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