stewing 1 of 2

present participle of stew
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as in boiling
to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam stew the chicken till tender, and then remove the meat from the bones

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stewing

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adjective

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Verb
  • Overweight and obesity need to be treated safely and effectively to avoid that worrying forecast.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Conclusion While the Fed’s efforts to tame runaway inflation rates has helped market sentiments in the past, its recent hawkish outlook for 2025 is now worrying investors.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • What emerged was a picture of active resistance, simmering anger and readiness for battle, if and when the time comes.
    Will Carless, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Continue simmering for about three minutes.
    Michiko Tomioka, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Surf camp instructors noted that authorities have said the waters in Santa Monica Bay and elsewhere are safe, but some parents remain fretful.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
  • Suddenly the Toronto crowd’s sound turned from festive to fretful.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • But best of all here is the vexed mother/daughter relationship, which can echo Lizzy’s terms with her own mother.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
  • One of the film’s vexed visual motifs is a mirroring of the encampments at Columbia and the refugee tent cities in Palestine.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
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“Stewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewing. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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