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doing a slow burn

doing a slow burn is the present participle and gerund of do a slow burn.

Meaning of do a slow burn

Verb

do a slow burn (third-person singular simple present does a slow burn, present participle doing a slow burn, simple past did a slow burn, past participle done a slow burn)

  1. (idiomatic) To experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration; to slowly burn.
    • Booed for muffing an easy fly ball in a game with the Yankees, Outfielder Williams did a slow burn. By the time he made a game-saving catch, even the cheers sounded like jeers to Terrible-Tempered Ted.1956 August 20, “Scoreboard”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    seethe

Questions about doing a slow burn

What is doing a slow burn the present participle and gerund of?
Doing a slow burn is the present participle and gerund of do a slow burn.

Words near doing a slow burn in the dictionary

  1. doing a never
  2. doing a number on
  3. doing a perish
  4. doing a power of good
  5. doing a runner
  6. doing a slow burn
  7. doing away with
  8. doing battle
  9. doing bird
  10. doing bits
  11. doing business

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