bruise
verb (used with object)
to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin.
was bruising
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past progressiveof bruise.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Verzi’s relationship with his father — who divorced his mother, remarried and died in 2002 — was bruising and indelible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
But he was bruising and effective in Griffith’s grandest aria, “What makes a man a man,” near the end of Act I.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
Ms Truss said that while her experience last autumn was "bruising for me personally", she believed that over the medium term her policies would have increased growth and therefore brought down debt.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2023
He said the confrontational process was bruising with lawyers trying to discredit him.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
There was bruising around one of his eyes, but he was definitely staring at her, and if it weren’t for his heart, she wouldn’t have known what to make of the expression.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
