roasting

🇺🇸 /ˈrəʊstɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈrəʊstɪŋ/
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adjective
R

suitable for cooking food in an oven

She put the chicken in a roasting pan.

R

extremely hot

It was a roasting hot afternoon.

noun
R

a severe criticism

He received a roasting from the boss for his mistakes.

R

the act of having multiple sexual partners

translation

adj. suitable for cooking food in an oven; extremely hot
n. a severe criticism; the act of having multiple sexual partners

Word Forms

Plural roastings