stew
verb (used with object)
to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
have been stewing
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present perfect progressiveof stew.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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It speaks to our pickle as consumers that I have been stewing over this two-faced selling approach for weeks and am still not sure if I should want to stop it.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2025
Two-time major winner Bryson DeChambeau closed with a 64 to reach nine under - although he must have been stewing over his opening seven-over 78 on Thursday.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025
For years, players have been stewing over ideas of fairness and balance in games, feeling taken for granted at best and taken advantage of at worst.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2020
Katherine Mansfield may have been stewing in consumption; she was also simmering with genius.
From Time Magazine Archive
He must have been stewing about it for days now.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
