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What is another word for roasting?

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Adjective

Very hot and dry

Noun

A formal expression of disapproval

Act of heating or reheating food, as in cooking or microwaving

An act of mocking or taunting someone or something

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

Verb

Present participle for to cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire

Present participle for to feel, become, or cause to become, very hot

Present participle for to criticize or reprimand severely

Present participle for to tease, typically in a good-natured way

Present participle for to set on fire, or to be set on fire

Present participle for to question or quiz, especially in a thorough or investigative manner

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Adjective

Very hot and dry

fetid^US

foetid^UK

moldy^US

mouldy^UK

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“We hurried out into the roasting midday sun, squinting through the haze at the stand-off on the next hilltop.”

Noun

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A formal expression of disapproval

rap over the knuckles

being put in one's place

offense^US

offence^UK

character assassination

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

judgement^UK

judgment^US

eat the head off someone

scathing condemnation

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

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“After making a costly mistake at work, my boss gave me a roasting for my unprofessional behavior.”

Noun

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Act of heating or reheating food, as in cooking or microwaving

Noun

An act of mocking or taunting someone or something

pulling someone's chain

backhanded compliment

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Noun

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The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

pulling someone's chain

backhanded compliment

offence^UK

offense^US

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Verb

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Present participle for to cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire

cooking over an open pit

discoloring^US

smoldering^US

smouldering^UK

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“You have the choice of whether to roast the turkey slowly in the simmering oven or in the roasting oven by the medium or fast method.”

Verb

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Present participle for to feel, become, or cause to become, very hot

“Why should you sit and enjoy yourself while I work and roast in the hot sun?”

Verb

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Present participle for to criticize or reprimand severely

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

pummelling^UK

hauling over the coals

animadverting on

giving someone hell

sailing into

giving someone a bad press

giving someone a roasting

rapping over the knuckles

nagging at

giving a rocket

giving someone a rollicking

passing strictures upon

giving someone a bollocking

casting aspersions on

throwing brickbats at

doing a hatchet job on

giving a bad press to

libeling^US

libelling^UK

dragging through the mud

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

giving something a battering

blackening the name of

dishonoring^US

jumping down one's throat

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

dragging through the mire

skinning alive

telling off

treating disrespectfully

going for the jugular

bringing into disrepute

flinging mud at

giving someone a dressing-down

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

passing judgment

getting at

running a smear campaign against

blackening the character of

giving a tongue-lashing

giving something a bad press

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

calling over the coals

raking over the coals

charging

ranting

shooting full of holes

jeering at

taxing

bringing under fire

reviewing unfavorably

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

jumping all over

expressing disapprobation of

hitting where one lives

hurting somebody's feelings

cutting dead

stepping on one's toes

letting someone have it

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

blackening someone's name

running smear campaign

slinging mud

spreading scandal about

ragging on

pulling up

giving a talking-to

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone an earful

giving someone what for

giving someone a wigging

giving someone a mouthful

wigging

giving someone a rating

rowing

giving someone a row

giving someone a caning

slapping down

blowing up

giving someone some stick

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

bringing discredit to

giving a piece of one's mind

blowing up at

ripping up and down

reducing

tarring and feathering

calling on the carpet

slapping someone's wrist

proscribing

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

expressing disapproval of

taking to the woodshed

complaining vociferously about

taking exception to

speaking out against

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

taking a stand against

raising objections to

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

protesting strongly at

showing up

protesting against

sounding off about

having someone on the carpet

strongly criticizing

telling a thing or two

giving a going over

drawing the line

disagreeing violently with

kicking up a fuss

rapping on knuckles

slapping on wrist

putting up a fight against

jumping down someone's throat

complaining bitterly about

making a protest against

leaning on

making a stand against

reprimanding severely

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

counseling^US

counselling^UK

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

giving tongue-lashing

excepting

having words with

holding someone to blame

complaining to

delivering a tirade to

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

dragging over the coals

rapping someone the knuckles

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

cussing out

criticizing hatefully

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

making an example of

meting out punishment to

dragging someone's name through the mud

coming down on like a ton of bricks

grizzling

muttering

expressing strong disapproval of

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

sending someone away with a flea in his

putting in a bad light

showing in a bad light

bringing into disfavour

kicking up

taking great exception to

pettifogging

niggling about

kvetching about

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“Jeb's plan to roast his boss takes a drastic turn when he loses his voice.”

Verb

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Present participle for to tease, typically in a good-natured way

satirizing^US

taking the piss out of

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

making a monkey out of

holding up to ridicule

treating with contempt

playing a practical joke

playing tricks

pulling someone's chain

treating contemptuously

having a joke on somebody

playing a practical joke on

taking a rise out of

getting a rise out of

gambolling^UK

frolicking

gamboling^US

copying

making a laughing-stock

making someone a laughing stock

laughing out of court

doing an impression of

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

leading up the garden path

hacking you off

hurling insults at

besetting

getting on the nerves of

hurting

getting in the hair of

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

driving bananas

rubbing salt in wound

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“She loves to roast and tease and her hilarity is only matched by her huge heart.”

Verb

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Present participle for to set on fire, or to be set on fire

Verb

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Present participle for to question or quiz, especially in a thorough or investigative manner

enquiring^UK

giving the third degree

going over

putting the screws on

putting through the wringer

working over

putting the screws to

worming something out of someone

sweating out

putting through the third degree

searching for answers

looking into

holding out for

putting to the question

sweating it out of

giving the third degree to

putting a question to

enquiring of

requesting information of

needling

making inquiries

requesting information

finding out

wanting to know

seeking information

seeking information of

putting through the mangle

gathering intelligence

giving the third

putting the pressure on

putting through the mill

questioning persistently

worming out of

drawing out

questioning intensely

conversing

talking

consulting

asking pointed questions

putting on the hotseat

going over with a fine-tooth comb

giving oral examination

conversing with

holding a meeting with

getting for the record

conferring with

having a discussion with

having a dialogue with

talking to

holding inquiry

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