stewed; stewing; stews
: to boil slowly or with simmering heat
1
: to become cooked by stewing
2
: to swelter especially from confinement in a hot or stuffy atmosphere
3
: to be in a state of suppressed agitation, worry, or resentment
Examples of stew in a Sentence
Noun (1)
many in town are in a stew about the proposed plan to close at least one of the elementary schools
the audience went into a stew when the evacuation order was announced
the documentary looks at the stew of conspiracy theories inspired by the assassination
a red-light district full of down and dirty stews
Verb
The meat still needs to stew.
a can of stewed tomatoes
She's been stewing over what he said for days.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Buses zip by in their special lane while everyone else stews in bumper-to-bumper hell, half-tempted to ditch their car for a bus seat next time.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Musk stews over Stargate As one of President Trump’s closest allies, Elon Musk was expected to reap a huge advantage over his rivals.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Order a tray of seasonal steamed oysters and Frogmore stew.
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—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Buses zip by in their special lane while everyone else stews in bumper-to-bumper hell, half-tempted to ditch their car for a bus seat next time.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
The first is to stew in resentment, replaying the interview in your head, convincing yourself that the hiring manager made a mistake.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Musk stews over Stargate As one of President Trump’s closest allies, Elon Musk was expected to reap a huge advantage over his rivals.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Stew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stew. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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