slow fire
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- slow-fire adjective
Example Sentences
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The goal is to slow fire spread and lessen its intensity so crews on the ground get a chance to directly attack it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2023
Dusted with paprika, the dip is smooth from the chickpeas having been cooked to near mush over a slow fire.
From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2019
Other companies live by the motto “hire slow, fire fast.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2019
They are more moist and can slow fire.
From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2018
Ged lay blind and dumb in fever like a stick in a slow fire, and there was no spell to cool what burned him.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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