brewing
PronouncedBROO-ihng
nounMaking beer or other drinks by mixing and heating ingredients.
nounA storm or bad weather that is starting to form.
nounThe job of making beer or other drinks.
Syllables
2 syllables
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: BR Blend
Sound“br”·/br/
B and R blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'brown' and 'bring'.
The blend BR combines /b/ and /r/ spoken quickly together.
Examples
Phonics Rule: EW says “oo”
Sound“oo”·/uː/
EW usually says the “oo” sound, like in 'flew' and 'grew'.
The vowel team EW most often makes the pure “oo” sound at the end of a syllable: flew, grew, chew, crew, blew. After some consonants it adds a Y-glide and says “yoo” — see the companion 'EW says “yoo”' rule (few, mew, pew).
Tip
EW says oo — flew, grew, chew!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Suffix -ING
Sound“ing”·/ɪŋ/
Adding -ING to a verb shows something is happening right now, like 'running' and 'playing'.
The suffix -ing is added to verbs to show an ongoing action (present participle). Sometimes the base word changes: drop silent E ('make' → 'making'), double final consonant ('run' → 'running').
Examples
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