stewing

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

an extreme state of worry and agitation“his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night”
cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boilSynonyms: boiling simmering

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Stew \Stew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stewing.] [OE. stuven, OF. estuver, F. ['e]tuver, fr. OF. estuve, F. ['e]tuve, a sweating house, a room heated for a bath; probably of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stove. See Stove, and cf. Stive to stew.] To boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire, without boiling; as, to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew apples. [1913 Webster]