soft-boil
Americanverb (used with object)
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Or a cup of rice, a pint of dried lentils, a few eggs she can soft-boil.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
The six-minute egg was an especially creamy specimen, if you’re into a soft-boil.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2019
"Strange—extraordinary!" said Sharlee, picturing the two scholars alone together in their flat, endeavoring to soft-boil eggs on one of those little fixtures over the gas.
From Queed by Raymond Moreau Crosby
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