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roastings

roastings is the plural of roasting.

Meaning of roasting

Noun

roasting (plural roastings)

  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
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) A strong rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).
    • My boss gave me a roasting for last month's sales figures.
  3. (social media) The act of attempting to humiliating someone or being humiliated in such a way that it appears comedic, especially publicly.

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Questions about roastings

What is roastings the plural of?
Roastings is the plural of roasting.

Words near roastings in the dictionary

  1. roasting pans
  2. roasting tin
  3. roasting tins
  4. roasting up
  5. roastingly
  6. roastings
  7. roastmaster
  8. roastmasters
  9. roastnear
  10. roastnears
  11. roasts

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