stew

[US]/stjuː/
[UK]/stu/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. cook by simmering slowly in liquid; worry; be uncomfortably hot
n. a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid; a state of worry or agitation; a fishpond
vi. be cooked slowly in liquid; be uncomfortably hot

Phrases & Collocations

beef stew

vegetable stew

stew recipe

slow cooker stew

hearty stew

chicken stew

in a stew

Example Sentences

the stew is gelling.

stew oneself into an illness

a new way to stew rhubarb.

a pound of stewing steak.

The meat was stewing in the pan.

a flat stew that needs salt.

she's in a right old stew .

we got stewed at their party.

Everybody went into a terrible stew about it.

in a stew over the lost keys.

The stew tastes salty.

sweaty clothes left to stew in a plastic bag.

politics there are stewed in sexual prejudice and privilege.

a pot of stew; brewed a pot of coffee.

You can stew fruit in water and sugar.

The stew must be boiled up before serving.

Stew the pears in red wine for a couple of hours.

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