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  • present participle of roast.
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roasting

[roh-sting] / ˈroʊ stɪŋ /


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Hand roasting coffee beans is a slow, careful process.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Some contaminants can enter food from the environment, while others can form during high heat cooking methods such as heating, smoking, grilling, roasting, and frying.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt does his best Bill Nye the Science Guy impression with science fair experiments relating to every team on the Commanders’ schedule and, of course, roasting each team along the way.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

At the L-shaped stone counter, furnished with fresh flowers and laboratory-like brewing equipment, the inviting baristas opine on the international bean choices from Habakuk’s Hanoi roasting partner, Flusso.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Along the midway the Anti-Horse-Thief Society had a stand selling burgoo and roasting ears.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck




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