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roasting

/ˈɹəʊstɪŋ/

Meanings
  • The act of cooking food by exposing it to dry heat in an uncovered pan or on a spit over an open fire.

    - "Skewers of marinated meat are roasted over an open flame."
    - "The Thanksgiving turkey is roasted in the oven until it reaches the desired internal temperature."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with roasting
roasting , toasting , coasting , boasting
Variants
List of all variants of roasting that leads to same result
roast , roasted , roasting , roasts , roasting ear , roasting ears , roasting pan , get a roasting , give someone a roasting
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'roasting' originated from the Old French word 'roester' which meant 'to roast'. This word was later adopted into Middle English and eventually into Modern English.


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