roasting

About 1.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of roast
2. adjective Very hot.

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

3. noun The act by which something is roasted.
4. noun 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.

5. noun The act of attempting to humiliating someone or being humiliated in such a way that it appears comedic, especially publicly.

Similar words

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Often followed by

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