brewing

[ broo-ing ]

/ ˈbru ɪŋ /

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noun

the act of a person who brews.

the process of being brewed.

the occupation or business of producing beer, ale, etc.

a quantity or batch brewed in a single process or at one time.

Origin of brewing

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at brew, -ing¹

Words nearby brewing

brewer's grain, brewer's mole, brewer's yeast, brewery, brewhouse, brewing, brewis, brewmaster, brewpub, brewski, brewster

Definition for brewing (2 of 2)

brew

[ broo ]

/ bru /

verb (used with object)

to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.

to make or prepare (a beverage, as tea) by mixing, steeping, soaking, or boiling a solid in water.

to concoct, mix, or cook (a beverage or food, especially one containing unmeasured or unusual ingredients): She brewed a pot of soup from the leftovers.

to contrive, plan, or bring about: to brew mischief.

verb (used without object)

to make a fermented alcoholic malt beverage, as beer or ale.

to boil, steep, soak, or cook: Wait until the tea brews.

noun

a quantity brewed in a single process.

a particular brewing or variety of malt liquor.

a hot beverage made by cooking a solid in water, especially tea or coffee.

any concoction, especially a liquid produced by a mixture of unusual ingredients: a witches' brew.

Informal.

beer or ale.
an individual serving of beer or ale: Let's have a few brews after the game.

Origin of brew

before 900; Middle English brewen, Old English brēowan; akin to Dutch brouwen, German brauen, Old Norse brugga

SYNONYMS FOR brew

4 concoct, scheme, plot, devise, hatch, cook up.

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OTHER WORDS FROM brew

brew·er, noun mis·brew, verb (used with object) re·brew, verb un·brewed, adjective

un·der·brew, verb (used with object) well-brewed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH brew

brewed brood brews bruise

Example sentences from the Web for brewing

It may have looked like paradise, but a rebellion was brewing around the Davises.

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A crisis is brewing between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan that could be their most dangerous ever.

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Meanwhile, a tiny rebellion is brewing—the kernel, it seems, for the future Rebel Alliance.

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Behind the mundane complaining for its own sake, though, a new problem affecting allergies may be brewing: global warming.

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While from the outside it seems like a massive battle is brewing, not all Republican leaders agree.

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Down in the south-east a storm was brewing, with low mutterings of thunder.

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Methods of preparing food had already been elaborated, and the art of brewing sak was known.

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Perhaps,” said Curlie, “they have had some word of the revolution that is brewing and are on the lookout for the rebel camp.

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Soon afterward I realized from vague storm-clouds and distant mutterings that trouble was brewing.

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Even yet, however, they seem to have had no adequate conception of the real nature and extent of the storm that was brewing.

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British Dictionary definitions for brewing (1 of 3)

brewing

/ (ˈbruːɪŋ) /

noun

a quantity of a beverage brewed at one time

British Dictionary definitions for brewing (2 of 3)

brew ¹

/ (bruː) /

verb

to make (beer, ale, etc) from malt and other ingredients by steeping, boiling, and fermentation

to prepare (a drink, such as tea) by boiling or infusing

(tr) to devise or plan to brew a plot

(intr) to be in the process of being brewed the tea was brewing in the pot

(intr) to be impending or forming there's a storm brewing

noun

a beverage produced by brewing, esp tea or beer a strong brew

an instance or time of brewing last year's brew

a mixture an eclectic brew of mysticism and political discontent

Derived forms of brew

brewer, noun

Word Origin for brew

Old English brēowan; related to Old Norse brugga, Old Saxon breuwan, Old High German briuwan

British Dictionary definitions for brewing (3 of 3)

brew ²

/ (bruː) /

noun

Northern English dialect a hill

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