Stew — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

agitation resulting from active worry

food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/stjˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stjˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈuː/.

Examples

don't get in a stew
he's in a sweat about exams
Stew the vegetables in wine

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brood fret grudge sweat swither grizzle lather

Parts of Speech

noun	agitation resulting from active worry “don't get in a stew”
noun	food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
verb	be in a huff; be silent or sullen
verb	bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
verb	cook slowly and for a long time in liquid “Stew the vegetables in wine”

Word Forms

fret	verb	worry unnecessarily or excessively
stew	verb	be in a huff; be silent or sullen
stew	noun	agitation resulting from active worry
grudge	noun	a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
stewing	noun	cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eintopf

Unruhe, die aus aktiver Sorge resultiert

🇫🇷French

ragoût

agitation résultant d'une inquiétude active

🇪🇸Spanish

guiso

agitación resultante de la preocupación activa

🇮🇹Italian

stufato

agitazione derivante da una preoccupazione attiva

🇳🇱Dutch

stoofpot

agitatie als gevolg van actieve zorgen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ensopado

agitação resultante de preocupação ativa

🇷🇺Russian

тушить

возбуждение в результате активного беспокойства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मछली पालने का जहाज़

सक्रिय चिंता से उत्पन्न उत्तेजना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্টু

সক্রিয় উদ্বেগ থেকে উদ্ভূত আন্দোলন

🇮🇳Tamil

குண்டு

சுறுசுறுப்பான கவலையின் விளைவாக கிளர்ச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

వంటకం

క్రియాశీల ఆందోళన ఫలితంగా ఆందోళన

🇮🇳Marathi

स्टू

सक्रिय चिंतेमुळे होणारे आंदोलन

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટયૂ

સક્રિય ચિંતાના પરિણામે આંદોલન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟ್ಯೂ

ಸಕ್ರಿಯ ಚಿಂತೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಆಂದೋಲನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പായസം

സജീവമായ ഉത്കണ്ഠയുടെ ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന പ്രക്ഷോഭം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟੂਅ

ਸਰਗਰਮ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਅੰਦੋਲਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

سٹو

فعال پریشانی کے نتیجے میں تحریک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

炖

🇯🇵Japanese

シチュー

活発な心配から生じる動揺

🇰🇷Korean

스튜

적극적인 걱정으로 인한 동요

🇻🇳Vietnamese

món hầm

kích động do lo lắng tích cực

🇹🇭Thai

สตูว์

ความปั่นป่วนที่เกิดจากความกังวลอย่างแข็งขัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

rebusan

agitasi akibat kekhawatiran aktif

🇵🇭Filipino

nilaga

pagkabalisa na nagreresulta mula sa aktibong pag-aalala

🇲🇾Malay

rebus

pergolakan akibat kebimbangan aktif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يخنة

الانفعالات الناتجة عن القلق النشط

🇮🇷Persian

خورش

آشفتگی ناشی از نگرانی فعال

🇹🇷Turkish

güveç

aktif endişeden kaynaklanan ajitasyon

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַבשִׁיל

תסיסה הנובעת מדאגה אקטיבית

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