- present participle of stew.
stewing
Example Sentences
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We might waste less time attending a meeting, say, than stewing over a comment directed at us in the real or virtual conference room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
There’s comfort in sitting and stewing in your discontent.
From Salon ● May 30, 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
"I wrote it on Monday because I'd been stewing in anger about ICE," Terrell posted on Instagram, adding he was stunned by the reception it received.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
She stirred a potful of green beans stewing in fatback and poured in a big handful of salt.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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