stew
//stjuː//
Noun
stewSingular
stewsPlural
1
A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed container.
My grandmother makes the best beef stew.
2
A state of anxiety or agitation.
She was in a stew about the upcoming exam.
Verb
stewInfinitive
stewPresent tense
stewedPast tense
stewedPast participle
stewingPresent participle
stewsThird-person singular
1
To cook food slowly in liquid in a closed container.
She stewed the beef with vegetables for three hours.
2
To worry or be anxious about something.
Don't stew over the exam results; you did your best.