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imminent | brewing |

As an adjective imminent

is about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

As a verb brewing is

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As a noun brewing is

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

imminent

English

(Imminence)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
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  • Usage notes

    * Imminent and eminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Imminent'' is also sometimes confused with ''immanent . * Said of danger, threat and death.

    Synonyms

    * inevitable * immediate * impending

    Derived terms

    * imminence * imminently

    brewing

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

  • The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
  • The business or occupation of a brewer.
  • The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.
  • * 1824 , Encyclopaedia Britannica
  • 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.
  • The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.
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