stew

1. 1.

   agitation resulting from active worry

   “don't get in a stew”

   “he's in a sweat about exams”

   Synonymsfretsweatlatherswither

   Broaderagitation
2. 2.

   food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables

   Broaderdish

   NarrowerpottagebigosBrunswick stewburgooolla podridamulligan stewpurloogoulashhotchpotchhot pot

Other forms of stew

plural

stews·

past tense

stewed·

present participle

stewing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about stew

What does stew mean?

stew means "be in a huff; be silent or sullen". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in stew?

stew has 1 syllable: stew. In IPA it is /ˈstu/.

What is another word for stew?

Close synonyms include grizzle, brood, grudge, fret, sweat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stew a common word?

stew is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.