- present participle of brew.
noun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of brewing
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at brew, -ing 1
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The recent subdued action in crude belies a bigger problem brewing in refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
A clash is brewing in the affluent enclave, where homes typically sell for $2 million or more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Unfortunately, a broader conflict seems to be brewing.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Alessi added that a brewing "super" El Nino in the equatorial Pacific could also be influencing the heat dome.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
I went out to the kitchen and called the junior high to let them know I wouldn’t be coming anytime that day, and I got a pot of coffee brewing.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
So what more natural than they would one day talk over endless coffeepots into innumerable midnights, and out of all the talk and the bitter brewings would come—the House of Usher.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
Apothecaries are filthy distillers all the world over, and one never knows the real blessing of health till one has escaped from their beastly brewings.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Charles James Lever
The good women being now supplied with yeast from each other's brewings, would have baked, but two difficulties still remained.
From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by Hannah More
She came with a bad character enough, accused of bewitching men to their death, spoiling brewings and churnings, and hurting cattle and corn—of being, in fact, a terrible pest to the whole neighbourhood.
From Witch Stories by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton
I had just enough left for two brewings, so after drinking the tea I preserved the leaves for further use, wrapping them carefully in a bit of rag.
From The Lure of the Labrador Wild by Dillon Wallace
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