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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Brewing

/bro͞o'-ĭng/ · Brew·ing · IPA /ˈbɹuːɪŋ/
01 n. The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and ale.
  1. 1.
    The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and ale.
  2. 2.
    The quantity brewed at once.
    “A brewing of new beer, set by old beer.” Bacon.
  3. 3.
    A mixing together.
    “I am not able to avouch anything for certainty, such a brewing and sophistication of them they make.” Holland.
  4. 4.
    A gathering or forming of a storm or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds.(Naut.)