brew
brew
/bruː/
This beer is brewed in the Czech Republic.
2 transitive brew something to make a hot drink of tea or coffee freshly brewed coffee
3 intransitive (especially British English) (of tea or coffee) to be mixed with hot water and become ready to drink Always let tea brew for a few minutes.
4 intransitive brew (up) (usually used in the progressive tenses) if something unpleasant is brewing or brewing up, it seems likely to happen soon Trouble has been brewing for some time now.
A storm was brewing up out at sea.
Word Origin
Old English brēowan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brouwen and German brauen.