roasting
nounEtymology From Middle English rostynge; equivalent to roast + -ing.
1
The act by which something is roasted.
- These elements are expelled more completely by a large number of comparatively incomplete roastings (alternated, of course, with smeltings) than by a smaller number of extremely thorough roastings[…]1885, Henry Marion Howe, Copper smelting, page 15:
- There were signs of recent roastings and fryings, and Frank explained he’d been eating pretty well, making his way through frozen stocks from the shop.2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian:
2
Colloquial, Figuratively 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.
3
The act of attempting to humiliating someone or being humiliated in such a way that it appears comedic, especially publicly.
- Derived terms
- microroasting, spit-roasting