stewing

stew  (st, sty)

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. See Synonyms at boil¹.

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 brood.

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. Archaic A brothel. Often used in the plural.

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

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stewy adj.

Thesaurus

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 boil simmering, boiling cookery, 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"

Translations

stewing:

stewing pan

n → Kasserolle f, → Bratentopf m

stewing steak

n (Brit) → Rindfleisch nt → für Eintopf