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
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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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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Also high in protein, beans can be used not only in soups and stews but in wraps, veg and grain bowls, enchiladas, and casseroles.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Melt-in-your mouth eggplant is stewed with zucchini, bell peppers, carrots and green beans in a tomato sauce, served with a side of rice.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
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Noun
My dad’s birthday was always at my house with his oyster stew.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Also high in protein, beans can be used not only in soups and stews but in wraps, veg and grain bowls, enchiladas, and casseroles.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
But Schofield and his friends weren’t stewing or scanning the latest polling averages on Sunday.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Melt-in-your mouth eggplant is stewed with zucchini, bell peppers, carrots and green beans in a tomato sauce, served with a side of rice.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Stew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stew. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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