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Definition of roasting noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

roasting

noun

/ˈrəʊstɪŋ/

/ˈrəʊstɪŋ/

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[singular] an occasion when somebody is criticized severely
- They got a roasting at the next meeting.
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[uncountable, singular] (slang) an occasion when a woman has sex with more than one man
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Roasting is used before these nouns:
dish
pan
tin
…
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