[{"word":"roasting","phonetic":"/ˈɹəʊstɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈɹəʊstɪŋ/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈɹoʊstɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to roast meat on a spit"},{"definition":"To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to roast a potato in ashes"},{"definition":"To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Coffee beans need roasting before use."},{"definition":"To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To admonish someone vigorously","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I’m late home for the fourth time this week; my mate will really roast me this time."},{"definition":"To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The class clown enjoys being roasted by mates as well as staff."},{"definition":"To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act by which something is roasted.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"My boss gave me a roasting for last month's sales figures."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Very hot.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The day started out cool, but by noon it was roasting."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/roast","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/roasting"]}]