as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
turn on the air conditioner—the house is roasting today!
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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
Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025
The game show host wasn’t done with his roasting session.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
If you're pressed for time, par-broil the wings 10 minutes before roasting to shorten oven time, or use an air fryer.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
But Cardi proves all their fears are true, roasting her foes left and right, as R&B singer Summer Walker coos the hook.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Coffee-brewing and roasting devices were being invented, and the commercial coffee-roasting industry—including contemporary brands such as Folgers1—was established in America by the mid-1800s.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Dry cooking such as roasting, air fry, baking or a bit of steam is perfect.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
This oven has all the excellent crisping capability of the Instant model above, but also functions as a fantastic countertop oven in its own right for toasting bread and roasting veggies like Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Start by roasting the bones at 400ºF for about an hour in the oven or 15-20 minutes in an air fryer.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Baking or steaming them helps preserve their nutrients, while roasting brings out their natural sweetness.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025
The game show host wasn’t done with his roasting session.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
If you're pressed for time, par-broil the wings 10 minutes before roasting to shorten oven time, or use an air fryer.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
But Cardi proves all their fears are true, roasting her foes left and right, as R&B singer Summer Walker coos the hook.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Coffee-brewing and roasting devices were being invented, and the commercial coffee-roasting industry—including contemporary brands such as Folgers1—was established in America by the mid-1800s.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Dry cooking such as roasting, air fry, baking or a bit of steam is perfect.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
This oven has all the excellent crisping capability of the Instant model above, but also functions as a fantastic countertop oven in its own right for toasting bread and roasting veggies like Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Start by roasting the bones at 400ºF for about an hour in the oven or 15-20 minutes in an air fryer.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roasting
Adjective
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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
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2020
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As of this writing, there's no official trailer for Interview With the Vampire season 3, though AMC did drop a teaser teasing Lestat's life as a rock icon.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Emerald Fennell is teasing her film adaptation of Wuthering Heights, which garnered significant attention following the release of the trailer earlier this month.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His own divorce from actress Jennifer Jason Leigh informed his Oscar-winning Marriage Story (2019), a searing look at love unraveling.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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And McConaughey, as a nervy reluctant hero, steers the searing, intense narrative about normal people living through the most hellish of circumstances.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pat Kelsey wasn't kidding about wanting the smoke.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 2019, Lebanese depositors discovered that their banking system had, in effect, just been kidding about those savings accounts.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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When Brian Kilmeade complained about the size, joking that sandwiches this large often require a fork, Han offered some playful advice.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Mars just kind of came joking around because that sounds bigger than life.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Add onion, garlic, ginger, celery to hot oil and cook for 2 minutes; do not allow to brown.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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After the slow, quiet, hot month of August, when many Parisians leave the city and go on holiday, the arrival of fall fills the city with life again as temperatures cool and everyone gets back to their routine.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Roasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roasting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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