noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbɹuːɪŋ/
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rhymes with -uːɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The business or occupation of a brewer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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5
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of brew
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 6
the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: production
History
Etymology
From Middle English brewynge; equivalent to brew + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque:
garagardogintza
— production of alcoholic beverages
Bulgarian:
варене
(varene)
— production of alcoholic beverages
Chinese Mandarin:
釀酒 /酿酒
(niàngjiǔ)
— production of alcoholic beverages
Estonian:
pruulimine
— production of alcoholic beverages
Finnish:
oluenpano
— production of alcoholic beverages
Finnish:
oluenvalmistus
— production of alcoholic beverages
French:
brassage
— production of alcoholic beverages
Irish:
bríbhéireacht
— production of alcoholic beverages
Irish:
grúdaireacht
— production of alcoholic beverages
Middle Irish:
bríbéirecht
— production of alcoholic beverages
Latvian:
raudzēšana
— production of alcoholic beverages
Polish:
warzenie
— production of alcoholic beverages
Spanish:
elaboración de cerveza
— production of alcoholic beverages