stew
verb (used with object)
to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
were 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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The Clippers had just lost in Philadelphia to begin a five-game road trip and players were stewing over the breakdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
Even as the floodwater swamped backyards and soda bottles floated past houses, women were stewing borscht and inviting people in to eat, and neighbors ferried diesel fuel for pumps in a rubber boat.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
It makes me feel as if I were stewing up the world’s saddest soup out of myself.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2016
Even before the Nigerians canceled the training program in December, American military officials were stewing when soldiers showed up without proper equipment.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2015
The nights in the forest were chill, but up here at Fort M’Bassa they were stewing in a heat wave.
From The Pools of Silence by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
