stew
verb (used with object)
to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
will stew
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future tenseof stew.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Despite going 10-7 in the regular season, the Chargers will stew after blowing the third-largest lead in postseason history.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
They already have done that, so they will study and they will stew, and who knows what after that?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2017
The time depends greatly on the quality of the meat, but none will stew satisfactorily in less than from one and a half to two hours, and the longer allowance is to be preferred.
From The Story of Crisco by Marion Harris Neil
Twenty or twenty-five minutes will stew them, but long stewing will make them hard.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
Then add flour and stand saucepan where it will stew gently 2 hours.
From The Story of Crisco by Marion Harris Neil
