roasting

[ roh-sting ]

adjective

1. used or suitable to roast.
2. exceedingly hot; scorching:

   a roasting July.

noun

1. a severely critical notice or review; pan.

roasting

/ ˈrəʊstɪŋ /

adjective

1. extremely hot

noun

1. severe criticism

Other Words From

• roasting·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of roasting¹

1350–1400; Middle English (gerund); roast, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

The chile season, which lasts from late summer through the fall and envelops New Mexico in a haze of fragrant smoke from all the roasting, had begun a few weeks earlier.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead of canned tomatoes for salsas, for instance, they’re roasting them like in the old days.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump, who was reportedly slow to call Comperatore’s widow, wasn't satisfied with roasting his dead supporters and their loved ones.

From Salon

Assuring the fans that it’s highly treatable and that the doctors will be aggressive, in true Mommy fashion she rebels against the diagnosis by roasting it.

From Los Angeles Times

Some films failed to make it out of the festivals unscathed, with critics roasting “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the sequel to Todd Phillips’ “Joker,” with Joaquin Phoenix reprising his Oscar-winning turn opposite Lady Gaga.

From Los Angeles Times