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Noun brewing has 1 sense

brewing - the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
--₁ is a kind of production

Verb brew has 2 senses

brew - prepare by brewing; "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years"
--₁ is one way to create from raw material, create from raw stuff

Derived forms: noun brew₁, noun brewer₁, noun brewer₂, noun brewage₁, noun brewery₁
Sample sentences:
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brew - sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"
--₂ is one way to soak, imbue

Derived form: noun brew₁
Sample sentences:
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