stewing

see definition of stewing

verbworry; steam

Synonyms for stewing

verb worry; steam

Antonyms for stewing

be happy
freeze
not care

sweltering

adjective. very hot

Word Origin & History

c.1400, "to bathe in a steam bath," from Old French estuver (French étuver) "bathe, stew," of uncertain origin. Common Romanic (cf. Spanish estufar, Italian stufare), possibly from Vulgar Latin *extufare "evaporate," from ex- "out" + *tufus "vapor, steam," from Greek typhos "smoke." Cf. Old English stuf-bæþ "hot-air bath;" see stove. Meaning "to boil slowly, to cook meat by simmering it in liquid" is attested from early 15c. The meaning "to be left to the consequences of one's actions" is from 1650s, from figurative expression to stew in one's own juices. Slang stewed "drunk" first attested 1737.

Example Sentences for stewing

They require a great deal of stewing, and should be like a marmalade when done.

On top of this moodiness a violence of temper, a stewing, cursing, fuming about.

A lard bucket was his coffee-pot, his stewing kettle, his sour-dough can.

It was tough and stringy and required a great deal of stewing.

Freezing out on the floes; stewing under their roofs of snow.

It was that soaking last night, and then the stewing in that hot sand.

It is grown largely for marketing, and is excellent for soups and stewing.

The apples should be strained after stewing, and seasoned with cinnamon or nutmeg.

There was a cook-fire and a pot, and a stewing dog leaped in the froth.

We can imagine how Cicero's cooks were boiling and stewing at the time.

stewing

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