- bruising
- adjective
Date: 1872
arduous, taxing <a long and bruising courtroom battle>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bruising
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bruising — bruis|ing1 [ bruzıŋ ] noun 1. ) uncount an area of BRUISES on your body: He suffered bruising to his face. a ) marks on a piece of fruit that has been damaged 2. ) singular damage to someone s reputation or confidence: He took a bruising in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bruising — bruis|ing1 [ˈbru:zıŋ] n [U] purple or brown marks that you get on your skin where you have fallen, been hit etc bruising to/on ▪ She suffered severe bruising to her arms and legs. bruising 2 bruising2 adj difficult and unpleasant, and leaving you … Dictionary of contemporary English
bruising — [[t]bru͟ːzɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT If someone has bruising on their body, they have bruises on it. [FORMAL] She had quite severe bruising and a cut lip. Syn: bruises, contusions 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n In a bruising battle or encounter, people fight … English dictionary
bruising — I UK [ˈbruːzɪŋ] / US [ˈbruzɪŋ] noun 1) a) [uncountable] an area of bruises on your body He suffered bruising to his face. b) marks on a piece of fruit that has been damaged 2) [singular] damage to someone s reputation or confidence He took a… … English dictionary
bruising — adjective 1. causing mental or emotional injury a bruising experience protected from the bruising facts of battle John Mason Brown • Similar to: ↑harmful 2. brutally forceful and compelling protected from the bruising facts of battle • Similar to … Useful english dictionary
Bruising — Bruise Bruise (br[udd]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bruised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bruising}.] [OE. brusen, brisen, brosen, bresen, AS. br?san or fr. OF. bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to break, shiver, perh. from OHG. brochis[=o]n. Cf. {Break}, v. t.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bruising — noun A violent physical attack on a person. Youd better shut up or youll get a bruising … Wiktionary
bruising — bruËz n. area of discoloration on the skin caused by a blow, contusion v. cause a wound, make a contusion, injure; be injured, be wounded … English contemporary dictionary
bruising — adjective (of a contest) aggressively conducted and likely to be damaging. noun bruises on the skin. Derivatives bruisingly adverb … English new terms dictionary
Cruising for Bruising — Single Cover Single by Basia from the album London Warsaw New York Released 1990 … Wikipedia
