(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee.
I’ll get Venner to ~ some tea...
VERB: V n
2.
A ~ is a particular kind of tea or coffee. It can also be a particular pot of tea or coffee.
...a mild herbal ~.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
3.
If a person or company ~s beer, they make it.
I ~ my own beer...
VERB: V n
~ing
...the ~ing of home-made alcohol.
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4.
If a storm is ~ing, large clouds are beginning to form and the sky is becoming dark because there is going to be a storm.
We’d seen the storm ~ing when we were out in the boat.
VERB: usu cont, V
5.
If an unpleasant or difficult situation is ~ing, it is starting to develop.
At home a crisis was ~ing...
There’s trouble ~ing.
VERB: usu cont, V, V
6.
A ~ of several things is a mixture of those things.
Most cities generate a complex ~ of pollutants.
...a potent ~ of smooth salesmanship and amateur psychiatry.
N-COUNT: usu sing, N of n