1 a slow, controlled show of anger:
Under these conditions, the system may fall into a self-reduction mode, a sort of "slow burn" with loss of neuronal substrate.
Slow burn: the insidious effects of surface fires on tropical forests.
Yet, because of a slow burn-up rate of alcohol, one may commit an offence driving to work without knowing that one has committed it.
The case for provocation to take account of the slow burn—the reaction of a woman over many months, even years—is a strong one.
It is an example of slow burn masonry and wood factory construction.
The former is an uptempo song with a funky bassline, while the latter was described as a slow burn disco song.
There's brilliant stuff in the pipeline -- it's one for a slow burn really.
The slow burn of one character being annoyed by another, resulting in eventual retaliation, was not new.
