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Definition of
roasting noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
roasting
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈroʊstɪŋ
/
/
[
singular
]
(
informal
)
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an occasion when someone is criticized severely
They
got a roasting
at the next meeting.
See
roasting
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