stew
verb (used with object)
to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
has been stewing
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present perfect progressiveof stew (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Professionally, though he has been stewing over more recent events.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
While making a show of establishing the provenance of these abandoned tapes, Banks sets the tone for a tragedy the narrator has been stewing over for more than 60 years.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022
“He has been stewing in a combustible combination of grievance and ambition for many years,” Burns said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
Instead, Trump has been stewing inside the White House, alternating between his private dining room off the Oval Office and the mansion’s residence level, never far from a television set.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2021
Think of Reuter, who has been stewing at the front for a week!
From The Green Flag by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
