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brain draining

brain draining is the simple past and past participle of brain drain.

Meaning of brain drain

Verb

brain drain (third-person singular simple present brain drains, present participle brain draining, simple past and past participle brain drained)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive, uncommon) Of a nation or society, to be deprived of educated or talented people, who in turn migrate to larger cities or more developed nations.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive, uncommon) To become mentally or psychologically fatigued or exhausted.

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Questions about brain draining

What is brain draining the simple past and past participle of?
Brain draining is the simple past and past participle of brain drain.

Words near brain draining in the dictionary

  1. brain death
  2. brain doctor
  3. brain doctors
  4. brain drain
  5. brain drained
  6. brain draining
  7. brain drains
  8. brain dump
  9. brain dumps
  10. brain fade
  11. brain fades

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