brewing
brewing Lexical Profile
brewing Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The activity, craft, or commercial industry of producing beer, ale, or similar fermented beverages by steeping, boiling, and fermenting grains.
"The region has a centuries-old tradition of brewing that attracts visitors from around the world."
The quantity of beer, tea, or another beverage produced in a single batch.
"The master brewer tested a sample from the latest brewing to check its flavor profile."
• verb
To make beer or ale by soaking, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops (present participle of brew).
"They have been brewing their own craft ales in the basement for over five years."
To prepare a hot beverage such as tea or coffee by mixing or steeping its leaves or grounds in boiling water (present participle of brew).
"She is in the kitchen brewing a fresh pot of coffee for our guests."
To begin to form, gather, or threaten to occur, especially of a storm or an unwelcome situation (present participle of brew).
"Dark clouds on the horizon suggested that a fierce thunderstorm was brewing."
• adjective
Threatening to develop, gather, or break out in the near future (especially of a storm, crisis, or conflict).
"The diplomatic team worked tirelessly to defuse the brewing crisis before it escalated."
• Rhymes for brewing
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English brēowan ('to brew'), tracing back to the Proto-Germanic root *breuwanan and ultimately the Proto-Indo-European root *bhreu- ('to boil, bubble, or ferment').