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braining - definition and meaning
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verb brain .
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In particular, it's interesting to see the emphasis on the electrification of speech and "braining " in Chinese, versus that of distance in "telephone" (which is itself related to telegraphy, technically, syntactically, and semantically) and numeric calculation (and practitioners thereof) for "computer".
Word meaning as a window into thought josh 2008
Big Brains: I've heard about this before but never heard it called "braining " Heard it ...
Citizen of the Month 2009
Can it really be called "braining " if there are, in fact, no brains inside the skull to spill?
Balloon Juice 2009
My brain is not braining , and my body's not up to snuff either.
PSA 2009
"Don't you come any closer," one warned him, flourishing his club with the advertisement of braining him.
CHAPTER XIX 2010
What can we expect from this fabulous, braining , independent woman in the next 5 years?
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
What can we expect from this fabulous, braining , independent woman in the next 5 years?
Interview Thursday: "The makoko project was just to shed light on the living conditions of some people in Lagos State" - Linda Ikeji 2009
That one minute, we are waving flags and singing the praises of living in a diverse community and the next, braining people over the heads with flag poles while justifying a fear of those who are different with the least shred of shame.
Alvin McEwen: Maybe the Terrorists Did Win on 9/11 2010
That one minute, we are waving flags and singing the praises of living in a diverse community and the next, braining people over the heads with flag poles while justifying a fear of those who are different with the least shred of shame.
Alvin McEwen: Maybe the Terrorists Did Win on 9/11 2010
Troops here told me of shepherd boys scowling their way around Bagram's outskirts, slingshotting off the occasional rock in hopes of braining an American.
U.S. Expands Its Footprint At Bagram Air Force Base 2010
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