are cudgelling
- present progressive of cudgel.
Example Sentences
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They, doubtless, are cudgelling their brains to 'spot' your state in life—your past, which now has escaped you.
From Yet Again by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
It is difficult, indeed, when you are cudgelling your brains, not to knit your brows, even if you only wish to decide if you will take your umbrella or not.
From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore
