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Uncommonroasting
The correct spelling is roasting.
How to pronounce roasting
verb
IPA: /ˈɹəʊstɪŋ/
Say it like: Roa-sti-ng
The correct spelling is roasting. To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance. For example: "to roast meat on a spit"
Usage Examples
“to roast meat on a spit”
“to roast a potato in ashes”
“Coffee beans need roasting before use.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
- 2.To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.
- 3.To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat
- 4.To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.
- 5.To admonish someone vigorously
noun
- 1.The act by which something is roasted.
- 2.A rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).
adjective
- 1.Very hot.
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