- present participle of bruise.
bruising
Britishadjective
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causing bruises, as by a blow
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aggressively antagonistic; hurtful
four months of bruising negotiation
noun
Example Sentences
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Bruising on Trump's hand was explained in the report as being "consistent with minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking" while taking aspirin for "cardiovascular prevention".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Bruising truth is more or less Beckett’s brand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
DeShawn Cobbs, Fullerton, 6-0, 210, Sr.: Bruising running back gained 1,305 yards.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2023
Bruising ex-cop, grubby private eye, Hollywood fixer and confidant Freddy Otash was the kind of behind-the-scenes figure who kept crawling toward the limelight.
From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2021
Bruising, hoarseness, the sore larynx, this strange little cough — not to be worried about.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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