stew
verb (used with object)
to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
had been stewing
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past perfect progressiveof stew.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The essays were exciting because she put a label on a debate that had been stewing for a long time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2017
For days Newt Gingrich had been stewing over how to make his best and final offer to Clinton.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last spring, he wrote Death of a Salesman in a six-week spurt; it had been stewing in his head for ten years.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Ah, my dear," groaned Mrs. Cross, pouring out a cupful of the inky-looking fluid that had been stewing on the hob for the last hour and a-half.
From North, South and over the Sea by M.E. (Mrs. Francis Blundell) Francis
"What's the matter, Grumpy?" said Migwan to Hinpoha, who had been stewing around to herself for the last ten minutes.
From The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping by Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude) Frey
