tew

American  

[tyoo] / tyu /

verb (used with object)

tewed, tewing

1. Dialect. to dress (leather); to beat or otherwise prepare (animal skin) to produce leather.

2. Dialect. to tire out.

3. Dialect. to worry, bother, or stress.

4. Dialect. to shake, toss, or put out of a state of proper order.

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verb (used without object)

tewed, tewing

1. Dialect. to work hard until tired.

noun

1. Dialect. a state of worry or upset.

Example Sentences

But Mr. Wadlow becomes the virtual host of “Picturing Shakespeare,” visiting his parents’ home where the painting long hung, and Great Tew, the once-derelict manor house near Banbury where the picture seems to have been stashed for years.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We are very concerned that changing conditions are putting our trees under significant stress," warns Dr Eleanor Tew from Forestry England.

From BBC

Dr Tew explained: "there's no silver bullet...we need diverse strategies across different areas to help trees adapt."

From BBC

The UK's increasingly extreme weather, like late spring frosts followed by heatwaves, brings conditions that "are really difficult for trees to adapt to", said Dr Tew of Forestry England.

From BBC

Priya Tew, specialist dietitian from Dietitian UK and media spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association, said it was "great to hear" that Paltrow was "adding back into her very restrictive diet".

From BBC