stew
verb (used with object)
to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
are stewing
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present progressiveof stew.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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SAN PEDRO: The Pirates still are stewing about being upset in the first round of the playoffs against Eagle Rock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
“So if we are stewing and simmering on our way to the office, it’s not helping us, ultimately.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
“It seems like, as people are stewing on it and as time is passing, the intensity level is definitely increasing.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2021
It all speaks to a moment when many of us at home are stewing in our eccentricities and our alienation, hoping someone else out there feels the way we do.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2020
You do not know," I said to Signor Balbi, "what sort of fish are stewing in my kettle.
From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second by Count Carlo Gozzi
