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Slow burn
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- 1 Alternative form of slow-burn. alt-of, alternative
- 1 Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually. idiomatic
"My own very personal journey into the deepest love of all – that of a parent for a child – was a slow burn. But it left me deeply connected to Milo in a way that I never imagined."
- 2 Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually.; A gradually increasing expression of emotion, espeically anger or frustration. idiomatic
"In the ninth inning of a game with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Johnny Temple, Cincinnati Redleg second baseman, let a hot grounder sizzle through his legs, looked up to see the Scoreboard flash "error" and began a slow burn."
- 3 Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually.; A work of fiction with a slow-paced plot; also, such a storyline. idiomatic
"The second episode of tonight’s two part finale is the culmination of a storyline first introduced way back in the first season (episode ten, “Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind”). That aired over seven years ago. Even shows that pay very close attention to serialization rarely manage that kind of slow burn."
- 4 Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually.; A work of fiction with a slow-paced plot; also, such a storyline.; A romantic story (especially a work of fan fiction) in which the central relationship develops slowly. idiomatic, slang
"Another familiar trope, the slow burn, teases the reader as characters secretly pine for one another . . . for a long time."
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