Roasting

Verb

Definitions

1.Verbpresent participle and gerund of roast

2.AdjectiveVery hot.

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

3.NounThe act by which something is roasted.

4.NounA 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.NounThe act of attempting to humiliating someone or being humiliated in such a way that it appears comedic, especially publicly.

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