brewing
noun
[ ˈbruːɪŋ ]
• the activity or business of producing beer.
• "brewing was a lucrative business because beer was a popular drink"
brew
verb
• make (beer) by soaking, boiling, and fermentation.
• "within five years the company will brew as much beer in China as in Australia"
• make (tea or coffee) by mixing it with hot water.
• "I've just brewed some coffee"
• (of an unwelcome event or situation) begin to develop.
• "there was more trouble brewing as the miners went on strike"
Similar:
develop,
gather force,
loom,
be close,
be ominously close,
be on the way,
be on the horizon,
be in the offing,
be in the wings,
be imminent,
be threatening,
be impending,
impend,
be just around the corner,
Origin:
Old English brēowan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brouwen and German brauen .
