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adjective

Definition of roastingnext
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 Synonyms for roasting
  1. boiling
  2. teasing
  3. searing
  4. burning
  5. joking
  6. hot
Adjective
  • 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
  • If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
Definition of boiling
Verb
  • Their jacket flaps include marketing copy designed to entice a browser to buy (and, ideally, read) them, teasing the details of their plot, their mood, or the flavor of their prose.
    Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While the pop star typically wears her hair in big, bombshell curls, this set was especially fluffy and voluminous, definitely the result of some Velcro rollers, a teasing comb, and a large-barrel curling iron.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of teasing
Adjective
  • Larry Kramer's searing indictment of mainstream media and the healthcare establishment in the early years of the AIDS crisis is as powerful as ever.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Le Pen delivered a searing account of the political drama that had consumed the country since June 9th.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of searing
Adjective
  • At private equity firm TPG, global head of human resources Anna Edwin poised one of the most burning questions for business leaders in thinking through their future talent strategies.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Social media star Hannah Neeleman and her husband Daniel Neeleman are answering fans' most burning question.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
Definition of burning
Verb
  • Hard to tell if Carrey was joking or not, given he is known for his comedy.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • By emoting or joking online, Swifties are able to connect with one another and find a sense of closure for an event that has been uplifting for many of them.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of joking
Adjective
  • During this hot summer in rural Ireland, in a reprieve from her dysfunctional family home, the girl learns care and warmth like she’s never experienced before.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • This is the first time the governor has voiced full support for lifting Maryland's ban on beer and wine sales in supermarkets — an increasingly hot topic as alcohol laws loosen in the region.
    Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of hot
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