brewing

[ broo-ing ]

noun

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.

brewing

/ ˈbruːɪŋ /

noun

1. a quantity of a beverage brewed at one time

Word History and Origins

Origin of brewing¹

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

Example Sentences

In 2018, amid a brewing revolt over customer costs, Dominion supported a law to allow the company to invest much of the excess earnings in clean energy projects — instead of issuing refunds.

From ProPublica

The integrated hot plate keeps the carafe warm at two different temperatures of your choosing, and brewing is as easy as flipping a single switch.

From Popular-Science

Set the onboard digital clock and 24-hour timer to your desired brewing time and you can wake up to the smell of coffee every day.

From Popular-Science

Nespresso is a pioneer of pod-based coffee brewing technology, and their Expert model machine delivers some of the best quick, high-quality espresso for which they’re known.

From Popular-Science

On the back, they even provide their optimal settings for brewing methods like Chemex, AeroPress, or espresso machines.

From Popular-Science

But as in the U.S. it also reflects the move from industrial-scale brewing to micro-brewings.

From The Daily Beast

But from the anguish of soulless industrial lagers rises the emancipation of artisan brewing.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

A rash of crimes against gay and trans* people point to a possible brewing class resentment in the “hip” parts of Brooklyn.

From The Daily Beast

The storm which had for some time past been brewing, had fairly brewed itself up at last, and the wild sea was covered with foam.

From Project Gutenberg

Hardly was this done when a thunder-storm, which had been brewing in the north, drove him into the new tent.

From Project Gutenberg

Bridgnorth manufactures carpets; brewing is carried on, and there is trade in agricultural produce.

From Project Gutenberg

The industries include brewing, saw-milling, lace-making and antimony mining and founding.

From Project Gutenberg

Brewing in the senior day-room was a mere vulgar brawl, lacking all the refining influences of the study.

From Project Gutenberg

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