Usually means: Gradual buildup of tension, interest.
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  1. slow burn: Merriam-Webster
  2. slow burn: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. slow burn: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. slow burn: Collins English Dictionary
  5. slow-burn: Wordnik
  6. slow burn: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. slow burn: Wiktionary
  8. slow burn: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. slow burn: Dictionary.com
  10. Slow Burn (Atreyu song), Slow Burn (David Bowie song), Slow Burn (T.G. Sheppard song), Slow Burn (album), Slow Burn (podcast), Slow Burn: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. slow burn: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (slow burn)

noun:  (idiomatic) Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually.
noun:  A gradually increasing expression of emotion, espeically anger or frustration.
noun:  (fiction) A work of fiction with a slow-paced plot; also, such a storyline.
noun:  (fiction, fandom slang) A romantic story (especially a work of fan fiction) in which the central relationship develops slowly.
adjective:  Alternative form of slow-burn. [(idiomatic) Emerging or unfolding slowly or gradually.]

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