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present participle of brew.

Definitions

brewing

[broo-ing] / ˈbru ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

afoot

Synonyms

WEAK

astir cooking forthcoming getting ready going on in preparation

Antonyms

WEAK

completed ended finished

ADJECTIVE

cooking

Synonyms

STRONG

baking boiling broiling browning frying grilling heating roasting simmering sizzling steaming steeping stewing toasting

ADJECTIVE

destined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coming designed doomed intended

STRONG

closed compelled condemned directed foreordained impending looming meant menacing near ordained overhanging predestined predetermined sealed settled stated threatening

WEAK

at hand certain compulsory forthcoming hanging over in prospect in store in the cards in the wind ineluctable inescapable inevitable inexorable instant predesigned que sera sera that is to be that will be to come unavoidable way the ball bounces

Antonyms

STRONG

distant remote unsettled

WEAK

avoidable unscheduled

ADJECTIVE

imminent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forthcoming immediate impending inevitable likely looming possible probable unavoidable

WEAK

about to happen approaching close coming expectant fast-approaching following gathering in store in the air in the cards in the offing in the wind in view ineluctable inescapable inevasible menacing near nearing next nigh on its way on the horizon on the verge overhanging see it coming threatening to come unescapable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoidable distant escapable later never unlikely

WEAK

doubtful far future

ADJECTIVE

impending

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approaching imminent looming

STRONG

coming gathering hovering menacing near nearing overhanging portending threatening

WEAK

at hand in the cards in the offing in the wind looking to ominous on the horizon proximate see it coming waiting to

Antonyms

STRONG

gone past

WEAK

distant later never remote

Example Sentences

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Erica Sandberg, a consumer advocate for Cardrates, said she can already see this sort of thing brewing in her own family.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

A fervent local culinary movement is brewing, with chef-driven restaurants and traditional regional foods like Colima’s pozole seco, the state’s signature dish of “dry” pozole ingredients without the stock.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

A regulatory storm may be brewing for social media companies, but investors are still ignoring the risk.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Things were brewing, in many ways and on several fronts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Already, however, there was a counterargument brewing in the recesses of my own conscience.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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