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abrew

/əˈbɹuː/

abrew adjective: brewing, developing, coming into being.

Adjective

abrew

  1. brewing, developing, coming into being
    • I remember the French have a saying, when any trouble is abrew, 'Cherchez la femme' which corresponds to, 'Who's the woman?'1892 April 23, Mary L. Besland, “Current Topics of Interest”, in The Illustrated American, volume 10, number 114, page 492
    • Storm abrew after Algeria fails to show for match vs Israel2016 November 11, Allon Sinai, “Storm abrew after Algeria fails to show for match vs Israel”, in The Jerusalem Post

Origin of abrew

From a- + brew.

Words that rhyme with abrew

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Questions about abrew

What does abrew mean?
Abrew means brewing, developing, coming into being.
What part of speech is abrew?
Abrew is an adjective.
How do you pronounce abrew?
Abrew is pronounced /əˈbɹuː/.

Words near abrew in the dictionary

  1. Abreu
  2. abreugraphy
  3. Abreus
  4. abreuvoir
  5. abreuvoirs
  6. abrew
  7. Abrey
  8. abrezekimab
  9. abri
  10. Abri Audit
  11. Abrianna

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