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  1. slow-burn: Wordnik
  2. slow-burn: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (slow-burn)

adjective:  (idiomatic) Emerging or unfolding slowly or gradually.
adjective:  (fiction, fandom slang, of a romantic relationship) Developing slowly over the course of the story.
verb:  (intransitive, rare) To emerge or unfold slowly.
noun:  Alternative form of slow burn. [(idiomatic) Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually.]


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