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adjective

as in boiling
having a notably high temperature turn on the air conditioner—the house is roasting today!

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roasting

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verb

present participle of roast
as in teasing
to make fun of in a good-natured way playfully roasting their mother for her choice of hat

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Recent Examples of roasting
Verb
In 2024, Kingsley started Flowstate Coffee, roasting their own beans and selling them online and through pop-ups. — Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026 Slow-roasting Japanese sweet potatoes flesh-side down releases their natural sugars, caramelizing and deepening their sweetness. — Rachel Gurjar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026 Miremadi also recommends roasting the seeds with sea salt and extra-virgin olive oil. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Stay in the kitchen while frying, grilling, or broiling food, and remain nearby when simmering, baking, or roasting. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026 Roast halves cut side down rather than boiling them, since roasting concentrates the sugars and cuts moisture. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Watch Short bring up Sheeran while lovingly roasting O’Brien below. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026 Miners usually use roasting to strip out arsenic, cooking ore at extreme temperatures through an energy-intensive process. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026 In Camping, stars illuminate the ceiling, and marshmallows are set out for roasting in the fireplace. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roasting
  1. boiling
  2. teasing
  3. searing
  4. kidding
  5. burning
  6. joking
  7. hot
Adjective
  • More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of boiling
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  • In September, while teasing what would become vSphere Express, Paul Turner, VCF’s chief product officer, told The Register that Broadcom issued sales incentives that pushed its sales team to sell VCF.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Grammy winner also teamed up with her friends for a Hairspray group costume, teasing her hair and donning a 1960s-esque dress in a recreation of Amanda Bynes’ character Penny in the 2007 film adaptation of the musical of the same name.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of teasing
Adjective
  • Why the ridiculous prices are worth it Bob Baffert grabs a water out of a nearby cooler to keep the searing heat and humidity at bay.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Interviews are supplemented with archival clips of Perry’s screen work and interviews, and some of the show’s most searing material is conveyed in the actor’s own (previously recorded and publicized) voice.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of searing
Verb
  • The brand wasn’t kidding about its wrinkle resistance, either.
    — Vivien Lee, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But kidding aside, AI used in the right way can make people smarter about their health, more so than most realize.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of kidding
Adjective
  • Prosecutors said some of the money was used for recruiting new members and purchasing Ku Klux Klan robes and materials for cross-burning ceremonies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Definition of burning
Verb
  • Naturally, Roan brought her signature candor and wit to the performance, joking around with fans in the audience.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • On the police's Facebook account on Tuesday, officers criticized inappropriate comments and warned that sharing or joking about such incidents can worsen the impact on any victim.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of joking
Adjective
  • Across living spaces, clean doorknobs and light switches, vacuum carpets thoroughly and sweep then mop hard floors with hot soapy water.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Long story short, campers stay warmer on cold nights and cooler on hot nights without a loud, emissions-spewing engine or generator running in the background.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of hot

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“Roasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roasting. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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