stewing

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A noun referring to either a state of intense worry and agitation, or the process of cooking food slowly in a liquid that has been brought to a boil.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa ya sea un estado de gran ansiedad o preocupación, ya sea el proceso de cocinar lentamente alimentos en un líquido a fuego suave, o también la acción de considerar algo con insistencia.

1. Cooking method B1 formal culinary

   The process of cooking food slowly in a covered pot with a small amount of liquid, typically water or broth.

   • The stewing of the beef took several hours to become tender.
   • She prefers stewing vegetables to retain their nutrients.
   • Stewing is a common technique for making hearty winter meals.

   🇪🇸Cocción a fuego lento en líquido

   Sinónimos: braising

2. State of worry B2 informal

   A condition of being extremely anxious, agitated, or upset about something.

   • He was in a stewing over the missed deadline.
   • She spent the whole day in a stewing about the interview.
   • His constant stewing over small problems exhausted his friends.

   🇪🇸Estado de preocupación

   Sinónimos: agitationanxietydistresstensiontizzyuneaseworry

A verb used to indicate the act of cooking food slowly in liquid, or (informally) to worry or be anxious about something.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que se usa para referirse al proceso de cocinar alimentos lentamente en líquido, o (de manera informal) para expresar preocupación o angustia por algo.

1. Cook slowly in liquid A2 formal

   To cook food, typically meat and vegetables, slowly in a covered pot with a small amount of liquid.

   • She stewed the beef with carrots and onions for two hours.
   • The chef stewed the lamb in a rich tomato sauce.
   • You should stew the fruit with sugar to make a compote.

   🇪🇸Guisar a fuego lento

   Sinónimos: braisecasserolefricasseesimmer

2. Worry or fret silently B2 informal

   To be in a state of silent worry, anger, or sullenness, often without expressing it openly.

   • He stewed in his room after the argument.
   • She was stewing over the unfair criticism all day.
   • Don't just stew about it; talk to someone.

   🇪🇸cavilar en silencio

   Sinónimos: agonizebroodchafefretmopeseethesimmersulkworry

3. Harbor resentment C1 informal

   To hold onto a feeling of resentment or bitterness over a past event.

   • He's still stewing over the insult from years ago.
   • She stewed about the betrayal for months.
   • It's unhealthy to stew in anger for so long.

   🇪🇸guardar rencor

   Sinónimos: broodfretfumeseethesimmersulk

   Antónimos: forgivereconcile

• stewed past participle
• stewed past simple
• stewing present participle
• stews third person singular