soft-boil

[sawft-boil, soft-]

verb (used with object)

to boil (an egg) just long enough for the yolk and white to partially solidify, usually three or four minutes.

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Examples from the Web for soft-boiled

Contemporary Examples of soft-boiled

We recommend the buttery miso ramen, topped with a soft-boiled egg, scallions, and corn.
Underground Ramen’s Mainstream Moment
Sara Sayed
May 12, 2014

Historical Examples of soft-boiled

With as much mind as a minnow and as much snap as a soft-boiled egg.
The Reef
Edith Wharton
Bread-and-milk or fruit or soft-boiled egg or dog-biscuit or ants'-eggs.
Indiscretions of Archie
P. G. Wodehouse
When Orville Platt ate a soft-boiled egg he concentrated on it.
Cheerful--By Request
Edna Ferber
When mastication is not impracticable, soft-boiled egg and finely-chopped raw beef may be given.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
Also she had a new note of authority in her voice when she telephoned the kitchen and demanded H ward's soft-boiled eggs.
Love Stories
Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for soft-boiled

soft-boiled

adjective

(of an egg) boiled for a short time so that the yolk is still soft

informal softhearted

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