STEWING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stewing mean? 

• STEWING (noun)
  The noun STEWING has 2 senses:

1. an extreme state of worry and agitation

2. cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil

  Familiarity information: STEWING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEWING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An extreme state of worry and agitation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Context example:

his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night

Hypernyms ("stewing" is a kind of...):

agitation (the feeling of being agitated; not calm)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

boiling; simmering; stewing

Hypernyms ("stewing" is a kind of...):

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Derivation:

stew (cook slowly and for a long time in liquid)

 Context examples 

He stopped Alleyne to ask him whether it was not true that there was a hostel somewhere in those parts which was especially famous for the stewing of eels.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The findings are limited because data came from questionnaires that did not include certain types of meats (such as pork and lamb) and certain cooking methods (such as stewing and stir-frying).

(High Temp Grilled Meat May Raise Blood Pressure, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

“There is a goodly hostel near the west gate, which is famed for the stewing of spiced pullets,” remarked Sir Oliver.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)