stew over

Some people stew over a minor bad decision, like an unnecessary impulse purchase.

Rainstorms in the past couple of years have brought staggering amounts of that polluted stew over the border into San Diego County, flooding some South Bay roads where people have had to be rescued, extending beach closures, and bringing sedimentation and trash to the Tijuana River Valley.

But they didn’t have time to stew over the loss.

The Washington State men’s basketball team had a week to stew over its head-scratching letdown to cross-state rival Washington in its regular-season home finale, which spoiled senior night celebrations and cost them a share of the Pac-12 championship.

Some might stew over what to do when they meet a wall, but skaters take the hint and make moves.