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Roasting [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Roasting [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Preparing for the table by exposure to heat on a spit; drying and parching.

2. Bantering with severity.

Roasting Webster's Dictionary 1913

a. & n., from Roast, v.

Roasting [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913