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
Authorities allege in their brief that he was stewing over being in the neighborhood of his ex-lover and listening to a French rap song that evoked images of fire in its music video.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 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
One night during the legal battle over the Pentagon Papers, Max Frankel was stewing with anger.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2021
A battle had begun, yet the Connecticut Brigade was stewing in the heat hour after hour, impatient, troubled, wondering why they had no part to play.
From The Junior Classics — Volume 7 Stories of Courage and Heroism by William Patten
