“Brewed” or “Brood”—Which to use?

“Brewed” or “Brood”

Overview

brewed / brood are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

brewed: (verb) prepare by brewing. (verb) sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor.

brood: (noun) the young of an animal cared for at one time. (verb) think moodily or anxiously about something. (verb) hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing. (verb) sit on (eggs).

Pronunciation

brewed: b·r·UW·d

brood: b·r·UW·d

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Examples in Context

Examples of “brewed”

…cup of coffee, just as brewed coffee does: the small size…
…lagers and wheat beers are brewed in strict accordance with the…
All West beers are brewed in strict accordance with the…
Three beers were brewed: Golden Kite, Singha, and Stupa.
…practices, engaged in cereal processing, brewed beer and baked bread, processed…
There is no ale brewed among the Este but there…
In addition, the team brewed different mixtures of foam to…
…using a bottle of specially brewed ale by Elgood & Sons…
…silk bags, but many customers brewed the tea in them.
Schous Pils is still brewed, but on a small scale…

Examples of “brood”

…seem to have included blood, brood, doom, good and noon.
The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.
…Toronto's alternative country group Elliott Brood.
Category:Elliott Brood albums
…bugs is, or whether they brood their eggs as all other…
…II and before that, StarCraft: Brood War.
…record the village name as Brood Chalke, whilst the Earl of…
The female alone displays a brood patch.
…to help raise the next brood.
…summer, producing 50-100 young per brood.

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