stewing
verb
Definitions
To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
Example: I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole.
To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
noun
Definitions
The act by which something is stewed.
Example: The meat was still tough even after repeated stewings.