brewing

verb
/ˈbɹuːɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English brewynge; equivalent to brew + -ing.

  1. inherited from brewynge

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of brew

  2. The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation

    The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.

  3. The business or occupation of a brewer.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.

      • The four last brewings, in which the quantity of yeast added was smaller than in the six first, took place during the month of May, when the heat is apt to make the fermentation run to excess.
    2. The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at brewing. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at brewing. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at brewing

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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