1. cooking slowly in liquid at low heat
Usage: present participle of stew
2. worrying or being anxious about something
Usage: informal

1. the process of cooking food slowly in liquid

Examples

• She was stewing the beef for three hours.
• The vegetables are stewing in their own juices.
• He’s been stewing about the test results all week.
• Stop stewing over things you can’t control.
• The stewing process makes the meat very tender.
• Slow stewing brings out the best flavors.
• I could smell the stewing chicken from the kitchen.