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• present participle of brew.

brewing

American  

[broo-ing] / ˈbru ɪŋ /

noun

brewings plural

1. the act of a person who brews.

2. the process of being brewed.

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

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

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brewing British  

/ ˈbruːɪŋ /

noun

1. a quantity of a beverage brewed at one time

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• brewings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of brewing

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at brew, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Erica Sandberg, a consumer advocate for Cardrates, said she can already see this sort of thing brewing in her own family.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

A fervent local culinary movement is brewing, with chef-driven restaurants and traditional regional foods like Colima’s pozole seco, the state’s signature dish of “dry” pozole ingredients without the stock.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

A regulatory storm may be brewing for social media companies, but investors are still ignoring the risk.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Still, the Parisian strangeness had been brewing for over a week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Rowdy must have known that a storm was brewing.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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