stewing

stew

S0751200 (sto͞o, styo͞o)v. stewed, stew·ing, stews v.tr. To cook (food) by simmering or boiling slowly.v.intr.1. To undergo cooking by boiling slowly or simmering.2. Informal To suffer with oppressive heat or stuffy confinement; swelter.3. Informal To be in a state of anxiety or agitation. See Synonyms at boil¹.n.1. a. A dish cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat or fish and vegetables with stock.b. A mixture likened to this dish.2. Informal Mental agitation: in a stew over the lost keys.3. often stews Archaic A brothel.

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[Middle English stewen, to bathe in a steam bath, stew, from Old French estuver, possibly from Vulgar Latin *extūpāre, *extūfāre, to bathe, evaporate : Latin ex-, ex- + Vulgar Latin *tūfus, hot vapor (from Greek tūphos, fever; see typhus).]

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stew′y adj.

stewing

(ˈstjuːɪŋ) n (Cookery) a. the act or process of cooking by long slow simmeringb. (as modifier): stewing beef.

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Noun	1.	stewing - an extreme state of worry and agitation; "his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night"agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm
	2.	stewing - cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boilsimmering, boilingcookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

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