roasting 1 of 2

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
John Oliver spent a segment of HBO's Last Week Tonight roasting Buc-ee's for suing small businesses over cartoon animal logos. — Allen Adamson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Its roasting rack keeps food from getting greasy and the floral pattern on the edges makes every meal look beautiful, all for less than $25. — Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Lance Peanut Butter Crackers Lance got its start by roasting and selling surplus peanuts, but its most famous snack came later. — Evan Moore august 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026 During his diatribe, Rodgers wondered how an alleged affair like the one Russini had with Vrabel could affect the NFL, while simultaneously roasting ESPN for their lack of coverage compared to other media outlets surrounding the scandal. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Coffee gear brand Mago Maga hopes its latest product can simplify bean roasting for even the most discerning coffee fans – with a little help from AI. — New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026 Greek culinary historian Mariana Kavroulaki pointed out that rather than making stews, characters in The Odyssey were mostly spit-roasting their proteins, though that’s something of an anachronism in the text. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026 During the season, Hatch roasting events are commonplace in markets in New Mexico. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Our teenage sons, in a moment of joyous regression, insisted on roasting marshmallows. — Dinaw Mengestu, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 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
Verb
  • Saturday Night Live breakout Bowen Yang opens the evening by teasing Chen about his dating life.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In the video, Bunnia was shown a poster of Travis in her hospital room as a teasing preview of the singer's appearance.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of teasing
Adjective
  • The searing heat wave across Europe has driven the union to call for museums to close when temperatures reach 86 degrees Fahrenheit and to institute heat mitigation measures for back-of-house staff.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The return journey sends whatever object (or whoever's on board) through our atmosphere at searing speeds and even more searing temperatures.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of searing
Verb
  • But Guthrie wasn’t kidding, slipping into a yellow gingham dress before joining her co-hosts on the Today Show Plaza to greet visitors.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 June 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
  • The three were smiling and joking, seemingly unaware of any impending attack, the images indicate.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The au naturel prix-fixes ignited controversy the moment the restaurant’s flyer started circulating on social media in late June, with most chatter ranging from joking to serious, bawdy to scandalized.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of joking
Adjective
  • The latest scorcher comes after Western Europe recorded its hottest June and July on record, according to Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitor.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In 2012, American entrepreneur Christopher Burch and hot-shot hotelier James McBride took over and zhuzhed it up to the tune of 30 million dollars, launching Nihi into the league of one-percenter hideaways.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hot

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