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
The problem has been stewing since well before the pandemic, worsening in recent years.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
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
Passero has been stewing for months about the inability to reach a host city agreement with the Ørsted and Eversource partnership that plans to develop the port in support of offshore wind development.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 25, 2020
Think of Reuter, who has been stewing at the front for a week!
From The Green Flag by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
