"do a slow burn" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-do a slow burn.ogg [Australia] Forms: does a slow burn [present, singular, third-person], doing a slow burn [participle, present], did a slow burn [past], done a slow burn [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> a slow burn}} 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. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: seethe Related terms: slow burn, smolder

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