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brewing

/ˈbɹuːɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The business or occupation of a brewer. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The quantity of a brew made in a single batch. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds. (countable, uncountable)

Plural brewings

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“Sire, I have every reason to believe that a storm is brewing in the south.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 89 · C1
“There’s foul play somewhere, and there’s black villainy brewing, to that I’ll swear!
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 138 · C1

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