- present participle of brew.
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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 changes have been brewing for the past year but kicked into gear last month when Pulte directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to approve all lenders to use VantageScore 4.0.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
But it has also been brewing because the interest rate is higher than most other student loan plans, and many have seen their debts rise despite making monthly repayments.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
On Monday, hundreds of professional stand-up comedians flooded Instagram and TikTok with front-facing videos outlining an issue in the comedy community that had been brewing for months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Currently, the company offers a one-hour total body scan that uses its proprietary technology to screen for brewing problems in the blood, skin, and metabolism.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
It was hard to believe the tourists couldn’t see the supernatural storm brewing, but they didn’t give any hint that anything was wrong.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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
This being so, the chief manufacture of the year is carried on in the month of September, the September string-makings being analogous to October brewings.
From The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by George Hart
It is the poetry of beer; it is to all other brewings what Shakespeare is to the drama; what the Coliseum is to other antiquities.
From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various
However, circumstances vary so much with different labourers, that as to the sort of beer, and the number of brewings, and the times of brewing, no general rule can be laid down.
From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by William Cobbett
She had already the woman's trick of washing her hair in the young birch brewings.
From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Neil Munro
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