brewing Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
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verb prepare by brewing
brew.
- people have been brewing beer for thousands of years
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verb sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor
brew.
- the tea is brewing
WordNet
Brew"ing noun
Definitions
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The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and ale. -
The quantity brewed at once. A brewing of new beer, set by old beer. Bacon.
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A mixing together. I am not able to avouch anything for certainty, such a brewing and sophistication of them they make. Holland.
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(Naut.) A gathering or forming of a storm or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds.
