stew in one's juices
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions.
Example Sentences
- ""Nothin' like mystery to keep that rotten little camp up on its toes," he muttered. "I'll just leave that mess to stew in its own juices for a while.""
- "[H]e had come to deliver young Kiner to the police station. There, he said, he was left to stew in his juices for an hour, during which he conjured visions of cruel and inhuman punishment."
- "Unable to run around a field or court, "these golfers are stewing in their juices," he said. '"They have nowhere to go but think about what might happen," he added."