soft-boiled
Britishadjective
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(of an egg) boiled for a short time so that the yolk is still soft
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informal softhearted
Example Sentences
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Speaking two years after the attack in 2024, Sir Salman said his eye was left hanging down his face "like a soft-boiled egg", and that losing it upsets him "every day".
From BBC • May 6, 2025
“You can go from a healthy liver as wobbly as a soft-boiled egg, to a diseased liver that is more like a hard-boiled egg,” Zhao adds.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024
In one bite, I was hit with the sweet acidity of summer tomatoes, tempered by a creamy soft-boiled yolk.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023
And then we almost always will have a soft-boiled egg with the scone.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023
“I can make a cheese sandwich. I can make a soft-boiled egg.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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