Examples of “roasting” in a Sentence

adj Extremely hot.

• The day started out cool, but by noon it was roasting.
• It was roasting in the greenhouse by midday.
• The car was roasting after sitting in the sun all afternoon, so we opened every window.
• It's roasting outside today, so make sure the kids drink plenty of water.

noun A harsh telling-off or public mockery.

• He got a roasting from his boss for missing the deadline.
• The team got a real roasting from the coach after the sloppy first half.
• At his retirement party, his friends gave him a good-natured roasting about his terrible jokes.