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That first meeting - the one where the hero and heroine start the slow burn that takes the whole story to turn into true love - is the single most important part of the whole book. Nail it, and you've won yourself readers.
Sarah MacLean

Meaning of "slow burn" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLOW BURN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLOW BURN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slow burn is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLOW BURN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of slow burn in the English dictionary

The definition of slow burn in the dictionary is a steadily penetrating show of anger or contempt.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLOW BURN

slow
slow cooker
slow dissolve
slow food
slow handclap
slow lane
slow march
slow match
slow motion
slow neutron
slow on the uptake
slow puncture
slow spot
slow time
slow virus
slow-acting
slow-burning
slow-handclap
slow-mo
slow-motion

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLOW BURN

auburn
Blackburn
burn
Chinese burn
cigarette burn
crash and burn
first-degree burn
flash burn
heartburn
Hepburn
Lilburn
Lisburn
money to burn
powder burn
razor burn
rope burn
second-degree burn
slash and burn
sunburn
third-degree burn

Synonyms and antonyms of slow burn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slow burn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLOW BURN

Find out the translation of slow burn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slow burn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slow burn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

慢烧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quemadura lenta
570 millions of speakers

English

slow burn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धीमी गति से जला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حرق بطيء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медленный ожог
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

slow Burn
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধীর বার্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

combustion lente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membakar perlahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Slow Burn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遅い熱傷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

느린 화상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alon ngobong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bỏng chậm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெதுவாக எழுதுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंद बर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yavaş yanma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slow Burn
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wolno palić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повільний опік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Slow Burn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αργής καύσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stadige brand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

långsam brännings
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slow burn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slow burn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOW BURN»

The term «slow burn» is regularly used and occupies the 94.426 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slow burn

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QUOTES WITH «SLOW BURN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slow burn.
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Sarah MacLean
That first meeting - the one where the hero and heroine start the slow burn that takes the whole story to turn into true love - is the single most important part of the whole book. Nail it, and you've won yourself readers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLOW BURN»

Discover the use of slow burn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slow burn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slow Burn: Burn Fat Faster By Exercising Slower
Change your workout, change your life In Slow Burn, endurance master Stu Mittleman delivers a program for creating energy and increasing endurance so you can go the distance and feel great doing it every day, week, and year.
Stu Mittleman, Katherine Callan, 2011
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Slow Burn: A Photodocument of Centralia, Pennsylvania
"A pictorial chronicle of the Centralia, Pennsylvania, mine fire disaster in 1962, which led, decades later, to the destruction of the town. Includes interviews and historical background"--Provided by publisher.
‎2010
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Slow Burn
'When jumping into one of her incomparable romantic thrillers, all you can do is hang on for the wild ride.' Romantic Times 'This book has it all - suspense, intrigue, passion, and mystery.' Fresh Fiction
Julie Garwood, 2012
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Slow Burn: The Fitzgerald Family
She doesn't want to deal with the past.
E. B. Walters, Melissa Maytnz, 2011
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Slow Burn
Faced with the brutal murder of her husband, Spencer Huntington demands answers from the one man who should have them--ex-cop David Delgado, her husband's former partner and best friend.
Heather Graham, 2008
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Slow Burn
In Vietnam, Orrin DeForest was a legendary CIA man who put together an unmatched network of spies, counterspies, defectors, and informants to penetrate the inner workings of the Vietcong.
Orrin DeForest, David Chanoff, Paul McCarthy, 1991
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The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution: The Slow Motion Exercise ...
Outlines a program of slow-movement exercise that safely increases strength and burns fat in only half an hour per week, providing step-by-step instructions designed to work out the entire body, improve cardiovascular health, and enhance ...
Fredrick Hahn, Michael R. Eades, Mary Dan Eades, 2003
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Long Slow Burn: Sexuality and Social Science
Sexuality and Social Science Kath Weston. queer theory to "liberate" sexuality for study, with the humanities leading the way (cf. Seidman 1994). A narrative of progress if ever there was one. But in order to portray research on sexuality as a  ...
Kath Weston, 2013
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Slow Burn
ONCE YOU FIND Everything in attorney Skye Barclay’s life is fitting smoothly into place until she makes the startling discovery that she was adopted.
Brenda Jackson, 2010
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Slow Burn
Dramatic novel for teenage readers, first published in 1997, dealing with issues of responsibility, environmental destruction, revenge and grief.
Victor Kelleher, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLOW BURN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slow burn is used in the context of the following news items.
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'True Detective' Season 2, Episode 1 Recap: The Slow Burn and the …
But this does not begin with a bang; it's a slow burn into what the plot is going to be (spoilers ahead!). First we meet Ray Velcoro (Colin Farrell), a father with a ... «Radio.com Music and Entertainment News, Jun 15»
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Strong cast with comic chops feeds Slow Burn's 'Little Shop of Horrors'
In search of a summer show the whole family can enjoy, leave it to Slow Burn Theatre to choose a musical with several bloody murders, a man-eating plant from ... «Palm Beach Post, Jun 15»
3
Sweat Lodge shares smoky new song “Slow Burn” — listen
Roll one, light up, and do as Sweat Lodge would do: Burn it slow and take it in. The ultimate smoking song, “Slow Burn” is a surefire stoner anthem and the first ... «Consequence of Sound, Jun 15»
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Slow Burn shows off a musical green thumb with 'Little Shop of …
All good things must come to an end, and the five-year run of Slow Burn Theatre at the West Boca Performing Arts Theatre is one of those things. No worries for ... «Miami Herald, Jun 15»
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How Dodge's Slow Burn Sparked Interest in Hellcats
The 707-hp Hellcat trims of the Dodge Challenger and Charger sparked a viral flame on the Web after their unveilings last year. Dodge teased the Hellcat ... «AdAge.com, May 15»
6
Premiere: Listen to Made In Heights' "Slow Burn"
Today, Complex premieres "Slow Burn," which adds yet another groovy layer to their upcoming project. Kelsey pulls you in with her seductive vocals as she ... «Complex, May 15»
7
Kenya and Pride set a slow burn, while Miami Vice Remix gets to the …
The allure of Rodolphe and Léo's Kenya series is essentially twofold. Readers witness a smorgasbord of various genre elements—globe-trotting adventure, ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Apr 15»
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'Rent' gets its due in a Slow Burn Theatre production
Inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème, Rent has resurfaced in South Florida as a Slow Burn Theatre production. The company, which moves to the ... «Miami Herald, Apr 15»
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Easy, comrade: The Americans is perfecting the art of the slow burn
These layered booby traps build on each other script after script, setting The Americans up for a painstakingly thrilling slow burn through calculated acting, ... «A.V. Club, Mar 15»
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Slow Burn has a win with 'Spelling Bee' at the Broward Center
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is the little musical that charms in a big way. And in Slow Burn Theatre's new production at the Broward Center for ... «MiamiHerald.com, Mar 15»

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