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barbecuing

barbecuing

3 2.0
Cooking food, especially meat, on a grill outdoors over a fire
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑːrbɪkjuːɪŋ/
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  • On sunny weekends, our family enjoys barbecuing hamburgers and hot dogs in the backyard.
  • backyard barbecuing
  • barbecuing meat
  • barbecuing on a grill

Like, yeah, Unity, what's going on, Like barbecuing, just people being around a lot of people that they probably wouldn't have been around.

Examples

  • If you're into golf or fishing or barbecuing or watching Dancing with the Stars.

  • Charcoal may continue to serve as a fuel for preparing specialized dishes, including foods that require roasting, grilling, or barbecuing.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The new neighbor, barbecuing or something.

  • Okay, gentlemen, gather 'round here, because the key, I say, the key to great barbecuing is right here in this bag.

  • I, I, I, I like barbecuing and I guess, I guess I'm a sweet baby Rays fanboy.

  • Like, yeah, Unity, what's going on, Like barbecuing, just people being around a lot of people that they probably wouldn't have been around.

  • Immediately after we parked, there were tons of people tailgating, having fun, barbecuing, and having lunch.

    Blog text (2)
  • Lowell and I went there when he took part in a steak barbecuing competition, I guess you'd call it.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Enjoy your summer sun, beach and barbecues without those embarrassing pesky spots.

  • I say this making no distinction between gardening, memorizing baseball statistics, perfecting your barbecuing technique, building supercomputers in your apartment, knitting, and editing Wikipedia; almost everyone has some hobby.

    Blog text (28)

Synonyms

grilling
vsbarbecuing
21 1.9

A way of cooking food over direct heat, like on a grill or over a fire

is usually done outdoors over an open fire on a rotating spit or rack
broiling
vsbarbecuing
  • US
2 3.9

A way to cook food by putting it near strong heat, for example under a grill

is usually done outdoors over an open fire rather than under indoor heat

How Slow-Cooked

barbacoa
6.3
roasting
21 1.4
barbecuing
3 2.0
grilling
21 1.9

Surface Forms

barbecuing singular
barbecuings plural

Morphology

barbecuing = barbecue (transparent) = barbecue + ing

The meaning is directly derived from the verb 'barbecue' with the gerundial suffix '-ing' indicating the activity of cooking.

Etymology

Barbecuing comes from the Spanish word barbacoa, which itself comes from a Caribbean word for a 'frame of sticks' used to hold food above a fire. That's why barbecuing today means cooking meat or other food on a grill or frame outdoors over an open fire.