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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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Consider adding them to your yogurt parfait, salad or stew.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Add lemon quarters to stew pan along with ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander and cinnamon.
—Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Or keep the liquid and add more ingredients for soup or stew.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Consider adding them to your yogurt parfait, salad or stew.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
The premise requires both actors not just to showcase a fiery vulnerability, but to stew in these feelings for extended periods, which benefits from Nabulsi’s straightforward, no-frills presentation.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Add lemon quarters to stew pan along with ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander and cinnamon.
—Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Stew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stew. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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