- 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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Two bruising runs from Miller later, and USC was up 10-0.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Chip stocks were staging a sharp rally on Thursday, continuing their comeback from a bruising selloff at the start of the week.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The bruising recession that followed left the central banker convinced the global economy had become too dependent on the U.S. and its reserve currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Just two years ago, Samuel fell to almost 2,000th in the world rankings as bone bruising in his right arm ruled him out of much of the 2024 season.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Late that summer, still bruising from his failed exam, Mendel planted a crop of peas.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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