Synonyms for

Brewing

Verb / ˈbru:ɪŋ / Another word for brewing — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The process of making beer, ale, or other hot beverages by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.

Synonyms & similar words

brew fermentation distilling making preparing concocting cooking infusing steeping blending mixing mashing vatting producing creating crafting growing cultivating developing evolving maturing

Synonyms by register

Formal

developing formulating generating originating

Informal

cooking making getting up working on

Literary

gestating maturing concocting

Antonyms

ceasing stopping ending finishing concluding halting

Common collocations

  • brewing storm
  • brewing trouble
  • brewing coffee
  • brewing beer
  • brewing process
  • brewing up
  • brewing a plan

Word family

noun brew
verb brew
adjective brewable

Usage note

Primarily used to describe the process of making beer or coffee, but also metaphorically for developing something, often negative, like trouble or a storm.

Example sentences

  1. My dad is brewing his own beer.
  2. The coffee is still brewing.
  3. We are brewing a special tea blend.
  4. She loves to brew her own kombucha.
  5. The company is brewing a new line of energy drinks.

Quotes

  • Good beer is brewed by good people.
  • Coffee is a beverage that puts one to sleep when not drank.
  • Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities, will always be the favorite beverage of the intellectual.

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