[f. STEW v.2 + -ING1.] That stews; very hot.
1856. Emerson, Eng. Traits, Voy. Eng., Wks. (Bohn), II. 12. Nobody likes to be treated ignominiously,… rolled over, suffocated with bilge, mephitis, and stewing oil.
1911. J. Masefield, Everlasting Mercy (1912), 24. Jane brought the bowl of stewing gin And poured the egg and lemon in.
b. Comb. Stewing-hot a.
1711. Swift, Jrnl. to Stella, 7 June. ’Tis stewing hot, but I must rise and go to town between fire and water.
1897. Mary Kingsley, W. Africa, 684. The sudden fall of temperature that occurs after a tornado coming at the end of a stewing-hot day, is sure to tell on any one.
