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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To boil (an egg) in the shell to a soft consistency.

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Examples

  • Personally, I would sleep better at night knowing that the president had more time than it takes to soft-boil an egg to rescind an order that might destroy the planet.

    John Feffer: Nuclear Follies 2010

  • Personally, I would sleep better at night knowing that the president had more time than it takes to soft-boil an egg to rescind an order that might destroy the planet.

    Nuclear Follies 2010

  • You can also soft-boil an egg, peel it and break it open in the bowl of soup, for a lovely blend of tastes and a complete meal

    Archive 2006-07-01 Niki 2006

  • You can also soft-boil an egg, peel it and break it open in the bowl of soup, for a lovely blend of tastes and a complete meal

    Fennel and orange soup Niki 2006

  • If you prefer eggs that are cooked less, you can either soft-boil or coddle them.

    Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003

  • If you prefer eggs that are cooked less, you can either soft-boil or coddle them.

    Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003

  • If you prefer eggs that are cooked less, you can either soft-boil or coddle them.

    Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003

  • "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.

    Queed Henry Sydnor Harrison 1905

  • If you've been talking longer than it takes to soft-boil an egg, then you've probably been talking too long.

    Salon 2009

  • Unlike many Washington state cabernets, this manages to stay away from soft-boil, fudge textures and too concentrated flavor densities -- of what -- cabernet gone to the dogs?

    RVABlogs 2009

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