Brewing

//ˈbɹuːɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast wordnet
  3. 3
    The business or occupation of a brewer. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The quantity of a brew made in a single batch. countable, uncountable

    "The four last brewings, in which the quantity of yeast added was smaller than in the six first, took place during the month of May, when the heat is apt to make the fermentation run to excess."

  5. 5
    The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of brew form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"Tom started the coffee brewing, then checked his email."

Etymology

From Middle English brewynge; equivalent to brew + -ing.

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