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STEWING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil

Synonyms:

boiling; simmering; stewing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An extreme state of worry and agitation

Example:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

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

agitation (the feeling of being agitated; not calm)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb stew

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