roasting

Etymology

From Middle English rostynge; equivalent to roast + -ing.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of roast
   Broiling is but another way of roasting those cuts of meat which have a broad, flat surface such as steaks, chops, or cutlets. 1922, “The Bride's Cookery Primer”, in Good Housekeeping, volume 74, page 66

adj

1. (colloquial) Very hot.
   The day started out cool, but by noon it was roasting.

noun

1. The act by which something is roasted.
   These elements are expelled more completely by a large number of comparatively incomplete roastings (alternated, of course, with smeltings) than by a smaller number of extremely thorough roastings[…] 1885, Henry Marion Howe, Copper smelting, page 15
   There were signs of recent roastings and fryings, and Frank explained he’d been eating pretty well, making his way through frozen stocks from the shop. 1 September 2020, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian
2. (colloquial) A rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).
   My boss gave me a roasting for last month's sales figures.