roasting

Etymology
From ; equivalent to.

Adjective

 * 1)  Very hot.
 * The day started out cool, but by noon it was roasting.

Noun

 * 1) The act by which something is roasted.
 * 2)  A rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).
 * My boss gave me a roasting for last month's sales figures.
 * 1)  A rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).
 * My boss gave me a roasting for last month's sales figures.