"racking one's brain" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} racking one's brain
  1. present participle and gerund of rack one's brain Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: rack one's brain
    Sense id: en-racking_one's_brain-en-verb-s~AVIhM3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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