cudgel
noun
a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
had been cudgeling
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past perfect progressiveof cudgel.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Tom had been cudgeling his brains to remember all that Old Sol had told him about his favorite places for setting his mink traps.
From Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country by St. George Rathborne
Duane had the sudden inspiration that he had been cudgeling his mind to find; and, acting upon it, he mounted his horse again and left Bradford unobserved.
From The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border by Zane Grey
Those plebes had been cudgeling their stupid heads ever since dinner time to no purpose.
From On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration by Upton Sinclair
