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stew

(sto͞o, styo͞o)

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.

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 boil¹.

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. often stews Archaic A brothel.

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

stew′y adj.

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stewing

(ˈstjuːɪŋ)

(Cookery)

a. the act or process of cooking by long slow simmering

b. (as modifier): stewing beef.

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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"

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stewing

stewing pan

n → Kasserolle f, → Bratentopf m

stewing steak

n (Brit) → Rindfleisch nt → für Eintopf

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The hunters made great havoc among the buffaloes, and brought in quantities of meat; the voyageurs busied themselves about the fires, roasting and stewing for present purposes, or drying provisions for the journey; the pack-horses, eased of their burdens, rolled on the grass, or grazed at large about the ample pasture; those of the party who had no call upon their services, indulged in the luxury of perfect relaxation, and the camp presented a picture of rude feasting and revelry, of mingled bustle and repose, characteristic of a halt in a fine hunting country.

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The gray house at Orchard Slope was in a turmoil of baking and brewing and boiling and stewing, for there was to be a big, old-timey wedding.

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Using a popular search engine I find the history of the dumpling dates back to medieval times, with the ancient method of stewing being popular all over the world.

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It is common knowledge that searing meats before stewing gives the dish depth of flavor.