soft-boiled

British

adjective

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

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soft-boiled

Daniel Seifert reminds us of the comfort a simple soft-boiled egg can provide.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

Of course, if soft-boiled eggs aren’t your cup of tea, you can always make them hard-boiled.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 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

Mutti brings him two soft-boiled eggs in blue eggcups and a thick slice of rye toast.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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