ALL meanings of roasting
roast·ing
R r - 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
- noun roasting a facetious ceremonial tribute, usually concluding a banquet, in which the guest of honor is both praised and good-naturedly insulted in a succession of speeches by friends and acquaintances. 1
- noun roasting an outdoor get-together, as a picnic or barbecue, at which food is roasted and eaten: a weenie roast. 1
- verb with object roasting to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven. 1
- verb with object roasting to cook (meat or other food) by direct exposure to dry heat, as on a spit. 1
- verb with object roasting to brown, dry, or parch by exposure to heat, as coffee beans. 1
- verb with object roasting to cook or heat by embedding in hot coals, embers, etc.: to roast chestnuts. 1
- verb with object roasting to heat excessively: The summer sun has been roasting the entire countryside. 1
- verb with object roasting Metallurgy. to heat (ore or the like) in air in order to oxidize it. 1
- verb with object roasting to warm at a hot fire: She roasted her hands over the fire. 1
- verb with object roasting Informal. to ridicule or criticize severely or mercilessly. 1
- verb with object roasting to honor with or subject to a roast: Friends roasted the star at a charity dinner. 1
- verb without object roasting to roast meat or other food. 1
- verb without object roasting to undergo the process of becoming roasted. 1
- noun roasting severe telling-off 1
- adjective roasting weather: very hot 1
- singular noun roasting If someone gives you a roasting, they criticize you severely about something in a way that shows that they are very annoyed with you. 0
- adjective roasting extremely hot 0
- noun roasting severe criticism 0