"roasting" meaning in English

See roasting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹəʊstɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹoʊstɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: more roasting [comparative], most roasting [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊstɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English rostynge; equivalent to roast + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rostynge}} Middle English rostynge, {{af|en|roast|-ing}} roast + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} roasting (comparative more roasting, superlative most roasting)
  1. (colloquial) Very hot. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-roasting-en-adj-iRJh1mq7

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹəʊstɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹoʊstɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: roastings [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊstɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English rostynge; equivalent to roast + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rostynge}} Middle English rostynge, {{af|en|roast|-ing}} roast + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} roasting (plural roastings)
  1. The act by which something is roasted.
    Sense id: en-roasting-en-noun-ebYUMWJA
  2. (colloquial) A rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view). Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-roasting-en-noun-gCXeYaJ5

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹəʊstɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹoʊstɪŋ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊstɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English rostynge; equivalent to roast + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rostynge}} Middle English rostynge, {{af|en|roast|-ing}} roast + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} roasting
  1. present participle and gerund of roast Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: roast Categories (topical): Temperature
    Sense id: en-roasting-en-verb-nRSD-C0h Disambiguation of Temperature: 7 0 30 63 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 7 86 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 3 12 79 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 3 12 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 6 14 70

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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