slow-burn
slow-burn · more slow-burn · most slow-burn
Emerging or unfolding slowly or graduallyEmerging or unfolding slowly or gradually.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)Emerging or unfolding slowly or gradually.
Emerging or unfolding slowly or gradually.
(idiomatic, slang)Developing slowly over the course of the story.
Forms
more slow-burn, most slow-burn| Comparative | more slow-burn Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most slow-burn Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.