brew
verb (used with object)
to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.
has been brewing
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present perfect progressiveof brew (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Yasuo Yamamoto grew up playing hide-and-seek between old barrels in the storehouse where his family has been brewing soy sauce for more than 150 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Trouble has been brewing around “The Bachelorette” for weeks as Paul was doing publicity for the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
For several months tension has been brewing in northern Ethiopia as Amhara and Eritrean forces remain present in violation of the peace deal.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
It reflects a wider public discussion in South Korea over Cagongjok that has been brewing ever since it started taking off in 2010, coinciding with the growth of franchised coffee chains in the country.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
The old lord kept mostly in his own apartments, coming forth mornings to pace up and down the snowy inner courtyards of the castle-keep like an old sorcerer who has been brewing spells all night.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
