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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Recent Examples of stewing
Adjective
The habit of staying up at night and replaying all the embarrassing moments of your life while stewing in self-blame isn’t just a personality quirk. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 Komljen creates an ostensible utopia for those ostracised from urban spaces, with days now spent stewing apricots, weaving baskets, kissing rocks, and conversing with mushrooms. Sonya Vseliubska, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stewing
Verb
  • Either way, the surface of the world becomes literally boiling hot.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Gently add the eggs to the rapidly boiling water.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This willingness of the AI to heap praise and act as a sycophant has worrying consequences for the populace as a whole.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, Federal Reserve policymakers have already started worrying about the housing market.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The ban fueled the frustration that was already simmering among the youth.
    Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • They should be added early to simmering stews, soups, sauces, so time and heat can unlock their full potential.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Portraying the ghost of Hamlet’s father at the play’s debut, his face and body covered in chalky white paint, his Shakespeare steps through the looking glass and becomes his own tragic player, strutting and fretting his hour upon the stage.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Down the road elsewhere in Newark, Mitch Gambert, CEO and owner of Gambert Shirtmakers, is fretting over the future of his business due to the upheaval caused by the administration’s ever-evolving trade policy.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Investors are fretful heading into the August payrolls report.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the fretful retreat staged by most House Democrats, preliminary polling shows significant public support for Trump’s impeachment.
    Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But the relentless increase in the value of the most expensive art works—frequently engineered by the auction houses themselves—has meant that negotiations with consignors have become only more vexed.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • 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

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“Stewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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