Roasting

Definitions

1. The act by which something is roasted.
2. A strong rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).
   colloquial, figuratively
3. The act of attempting to humiliating someone or being humiliated in such a way that it appears comedic, especially publicly.

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Examples

“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[…]”

“There were signs of recent roastings and fryings, and Frank explained he’d been eating pretty well, making his way through frozen stocks from the shop⟳.”

“My boss gave me a roasting for last⟳ month's sales figures.”

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