stew
verb (used with object)
to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
was stewing
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past progressiveof stew.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Scurries, the high-school band director, was stewing over the data center in January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
To him, it felt “kind of like getting a second life,” while he figured Isner was stewing over letting that opportunity slip away.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
At the same time, Holder was stewing in Nicholson’s car on a drive to Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
Still, Giusti was stewing at the end of his second day, obsessing over some negative student comments.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2016
They threw their nasty baseball into a kettle of apple sauce that was stewing on the stove, and the sauce splashed all over my clean kitchen.
From Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside by Lester Chadwick
