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Slow-burn

adj, noun, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Emerging or unfolding slowly or gradually. idiomatic

    "This restructuring is a slow-burn disaster for the funding of the Russian war machine."

  2. 2
    Emerging or unfolding slowly or gradually.; Developing slowly over the course of the story. idiomatic, slang

    "Clarke and Lexa's slow-burn romance—and the fan fiction that Vi devoured about it —led to her joining Tumblr and starting to write her own fanfic."

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of slow burn. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To emerge or unfold slowly. intransitive, rare

    "When the Missouri-born 26-year-old released her debut album last September, it marked the beginning of a slow-burning second act in pop. [see title]"

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