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bending the brain

bending the brain is the present participle and gerund of bend the brain.

Meaning of bend the brain

Verb

bend the brain (third-person singular simple present bends the brain, present participle bending the brain, simple past and past participle bent the brain)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be difficult to comprehend.
    • Rogan studied her architectural drawings for the four-level, 1,200 square metre centre closely: “Every line meant something. It bends the brain. I’m in love with this building and I can’t hide it.”2015 May 28, Jay Merrick, “Zaha Hadid’s modernist library inspires shock and awe in Oxford”, in The Independent

Questions about bending the brain

What is bending the brain the present participle and gerund of?
Bending the brain is the present participle and gerund of bend the brain.

Words near bending the brain in the dictionary

  1. bending over
  2. bending over backward
  3. bending over backwards
  4. bending someone's ear
  5. bending someone's will
  6. bending the brain
  7. bending the knee
  8. bending the rules
  9. bending the truth
  10. bending to one's will
  11. bending to someone's will

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