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cudgels one's brains (about)phrasepresent tense third-person singular of cudgel one's brains (about) to give serious and careful thought toShe cudgeled her brains about why he would make such a risky move. chews over, cogitates, considers, contemplates, debates, deliberates, entertains, eyes, kicks around, meditates, mulls (over), perpends, ponders, pores (over), questions, revolves, ruminates, studies, thinks (about or over), turns, weighs, wrestles (with) muses (upon), reflects (on or upon), reminiscesanalyzes, explores, reviewsconcludes, reasonssecond-guesses, speculates (about)broods (about or over), dwells (on or upon), fixates (on or upon), frets (about or over), obsesses (about or over)believes, conceives, opinesabsorbs, assimilates, digests, drinks (in) beats one's brains out (about), chews on, looks at disregards, ignores, overlooks, slightsdismisses, pooh-poohs(also poohs), rejects |