slow burn

noun Informal.
a gradual building up of anger, as opposed to an immediate outburst: I did a slow burn as the conversation progressed.
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slow burn
 
n
a steadily penetrating show of anger or contempt

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slow burn definition


  1. n.
    the act of becoming angry very slowly or being resentful for a long period of time. (See also do a slow burn.) : His lips were pressed together and he was angry but just having a slow burn.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

slow burn

Slowly increasing anger. It is often put as do a slow burn, meaning "gradually grow angrier," as in I did a slow burn when he kept me waiting for three hours. The burn in this idiom comes from burn up in the sense of "make furious." The term was first cited in 1938 and was closely associated with co-median Edgar Kennedy.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
Conversely, higher emissions will result from a slow burn rate and a lower
  flame intensity.
It's no wonder the federal judge presiding over the case has been doing a slow
  burn.
Rather than a swift detonation, he has settled into a slow burn.
Fire behavior can range from a creeping slow burn ground fire to a wind-driven
  running crown fire with long range spotting.
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