verb

1. To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.

   “I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole.”

2. To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.

3. To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.

Synonyms: brood, fret, sweat, worry, bake, boil, sweat, swelter

noun

1. The act by which something is stewed.

   “The meat was still tough even after repeated stewings.”