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View usage for: (roʊstɪŋ) singular nounIf someone gives you a roasting, they criticize you severely about something in a way that shows that they are very annoyed with you. [British, informal] The team was given a roasting by the manager. Synonyms: reprimand, dressing down [informal], chastisement, bawling-out [informal] More Synonyms of roasting More Synonyms of roasting roasting in British English (ˈrəʊstɪŋ) informal Examples of 'roasting' in a sentenceroasting Cut the sweet potato into thick wedges and place them in a shallow roasting tray.Throw the onions and garlic into a roasting tin and place the lamb on top.Remove any fat from the roasting tray with a spoon and then pour in the stock.Spoon the cooled stuffing into the chicken cavity and put the chicken in a roasting tin.Place the pumpkin, carrots and onions in a baking dish or roasting tin.Place the pudding dish in the roasting tray and bake for 45 minutes until the custard has set and the top is golden.Spread out on a small, shallow roasting tin, season lightly with salt.They feared they would give them a roasting.Use ½ tbsp butter to grease a shallow roasting pan.Tip the mixture into the bottom of a roasting tin.Smear a large roasting tin with a little olive oil.Add some of that mixture to a hot roasting tin.Wrap each one in ham and arrange in a buttered roasting dish.Then he was accused of lying about getting a roasting from his mum over the furore.Spread on to a shallow roasting tin.Take the chops from the pan and put them in a shallow roasting tin.Transfer the sauce to a deep roasting dish and scatter over the peppers.So pity one poor hopeful whose lousy lemon curd gets him a roasting.Smear with olive oil and line up in a shallow roasting tin.Smear the fish with olive oil and place on a small roasting tin.Put the chopped vegetables into a large roasting tray with the thyme and garlic.Stand the pears upright in a roasting dish.Factory chicken farming is about to get a roasting.Lightly oil the hot roasting pan.Gently transfer them to the hot roasting tin, turn them about in the oil and sprinkle with salt. All related terms of 'roasting'Definition severe criticism or scolding He was given a roasting from his boss. Synonyms dressing down (informal) chastisement bawling-out (informal) criticism condemnation Definition extremely hot Not all of Britain was roasting in the nineties today. Synonyms sizzling boiling hot extremely hot Additional synonymsthe baking Jordanian desert Synonyms scorching, burning, heated, boiling, roasting, searing, blistering, torrid, sultry, swelteringa blistering summer day Synonyms hot, boiling, baking, flaming, tropical, roasting, searing, scorching, sizzling, very hot, sweltering, scalding, like a furnace or an oven Helen's merciless castigation of her staff in public Synonyms reprimand, criticism, blast, put-down, condemnation, censure, dressing down (informal), chastisement, bawling-out (informal), excoriation - roar
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Additional synonymsOrder and discipline have been placed in the hands of headteachers. Synonyms punishment, penalty, correction, chastening, chastisement, punitive measures, castigationIt was a scorching day. Synonyms burning, boiling, baking, flaming, tropical, roasting, searing, fiery, sizzling, red-hot, torrid, sweltering, broiling, unbearably hot Definition uncomfortably hot It was an unimpressive contest in sweltering heat. Synonyms hot, burning, boiling, steaming, baking, roasting, stifling, scorching, oppressive, humid, torrid, sultry, airlessI got a severe telling-off for not phoning him. Synonyms reprimand, talking-to (informal), row, criticism, lecture, rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), wigging (British, slang), slating (informal), censure, rebuke, reproach, scolding, ticking-off (informal), dressing-down (informal), reproof, rap on the knuckles |