Used in a Sentence

roasting

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for roasting.

Editorial note

Chicken (even whole chickens for roasting) are injected with water, oil, and water-binding compounds to plump them up.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The act by which something is roasted.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of roasting gathered in one view.

noun

The act by which something is roasted.

noun

(social media) The act of attempting to humiliating someone or being humiliated in such a way that it appears comedic, especially publicly.

noun

(figurative, colloquial) A strong rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for roasting.

noun

The act by which something is roasted.

noun

(social media) The act of attempting to humiliating someone or being humiliated in such a way that it appears comedic, especially publicly.

noun

(figurative, colloquial) A strong rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).

adjective

(colloquial) Very hot.

Example sentences

1

Chicken (even whole chickens for roasting) are injected with water, oil, and water-binding compounds to plump them up.

2

That would have been a much bigger technical achievement than roasting a steak with an exotic heat source.

3

Hackers interested in roasting their own should probably just grab a cheap $15–20 hot air popcorn popper.

4

And it can only cook one thing at a time so wave goodbye to roasting veggies while the meat cooks.

5

Will get a lot of fat and melted collagen in the bottom of the roasting pan.

6

For a few hours after roasting, CO2 escapes, which is the process called degassing or off-gassing.

7

The aroma and flavor of coffee degrades rapidly after roasting, whether you grind it or not.

8

Never said to the contrary, but skills can be acquired, and roasting is one of the easier ones to work on.

9

They also source their beans from Gaviña, a well considered supplier, who I believe does the roasting as well.

10

But many sleep in their vehicles in a climate rarely freezing or roasting.

11

Freshly ground, careful amount of roasting, proper picking time and storage of beans.

12

It's quite a lot of work digging dandelion roots; washing them; roasting them.

Quote examples

1

The Egg is quite versatile in that you can do direct grilling along with indirect slow roasting, by use of a "plate setter".

2

The modding API has been vaporware for so long it inspired a friendly roasting by the Yogscast - in the form of an animated cover of "Stop the Cavalry".

3

Usually greeting the teacher with a "Buenos Dias!" (It's all Spanish) I then stop at this awesome local coffee shop named Black Coffee Roasting Company.

4

The idea that bash and GNU coreutils are "devops" tools, instead of the tools of basically competent Unix-based software developers, is so ludicrous as to be worth a little roasting.

Proper noun examples

1

Roasting is a skill and not everyone has it.

2

Roasting your own doesn't equal better coffee.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use roasting in a sentence?

Chicken (even whole chickens for roasting) are injected with water, oil, and water-binding compounds to plump them up.

What does roasting mean?

The act by which something is roasted.

What part of speech is roasting?

roasting is commonly used as noun, adjective.