Stewing Meaning in English

word · lemma: stew

US

ˈstuɪŋ

STOO-ing

UK

stjˈuːɪŋ

STYOO-ing

التعريف

The process of cooking food slowly in liquid. Informally, 'stewing' can also mean feeling worried, upset, or angry for a long time.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

In cooking, always implies slow simmering. Informal sense is common: 'stewing over' a problem means worrying silently. Not used for casual, brief worry. Common in advice: 'Stop stewing and talk to her.'

• Spanish: cociendo (a fuego lento) - preocuparse mucho (informal)
• Portuguese (BR): cozinhando (lentamente) - remoendo (sentimentos)
• Portuguese (PT): a estufar - remoer (sentimentos)
• Chinese (Simplified): 炖煮 - 烦恼（比喻用法）
• Chinese (Traditional): 燉煮 - 煩惱（比喻用法）
• Hindi: धीमी आंच पर पकाना - चिंता में डूबना (अनौपचारिक)
• Arabic: يطبخ على نار هادئة - يغلي من القلق (مجازياً)
• Bengali: ধিমে আঁচে রান্না করা - মনে মনে চিন্তা করা
• Russian: тушение - мучиться (переживать)
• Japanese: 煮込む - くよくよする
• Vietnamese: hầm - lo lắng (trong lòng)
• Korean: 푹 끓이기 - 속으로 끙끙 앓기
• Turkish: hafif ateşte pişirmek - için için üzülmek
• Urdu: آہستہ آنچ پر پکانا - دل ہی دل میں پریشان ہونا
• Indonesian: merebus perlahan - memendam kekhawatiran

جمل نموذجية

The beef has been stewing for two hours.

basic

She is stewing vegetables for dinner.

basic

I could smell the soup stewing on the stove.

basic

He spent the whole weekend stewing about what his boss said.

natural

She was just stewing in her room instead of joining the party.

natural

No use stewing over it—just talk to him.

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