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homebrewing

homebrewing is the present participle and gerund of homebrew.

Meaning of homebrew

Verb

homebrew (third-person singular simple present homebrews, present participle homebrewing, simple past and past participle homebrewed)

  1. (transitive) To brew one's beer or other alcoholic beverage at home.
  2. (informal, transitive) To create something as an enthusiast, rather than using a commercial option.
  3. (transitive) To jailbreak a video game console, specifically made by Nintendo, to run unofficial programs.

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Questions about homebrewing

What is homebrewing the present participle and gerund of?
Homebrewing is the present participle and gerund of homebrew.

Words near homebrewing in the dictionary

  1. homebreds
  2. homebrew
  3. homebrewed
  4. homebrewer
  5. homebrewers
  6. homebrewing
  7. homebrews
  8. homebuild
  9. homebuilder
  10. homebuilders
  11. homebuilding

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Adapted from Wiktionary: homebrewing (page history and authors); homebrew (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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