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
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Daniel Seifert reminds us of the comfort a simple soft-boiled egg can provide.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
A warm bowl of my mother’s homemade soup, complete with a pack of instant noodles bathed in a gingery collagen-rich bone broth and topped with fresh corn, bok choy and a soft-boiled egg, was medicine.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
And they have this really good Caesar salad that they put a whole soft-boiled egg on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
The Booker Prize-winning author said his eye was left hanging down his face "like a soft-boiled egg", and that losing the eye "upsets him every day".
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024
None of the rest of us was given a bath or a hot soft-boiled egg, though cold hard-boiled ones were passed around.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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