BRUISING

bruising

(adjective) brutally forceful and compelling; “protected from the bruising facts of battle”

bruising

(adjective) causing mental or emotional injury; “a bruising experience”; “protected from the bruising facts of battle”- John Mason Brown

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

bruising

present participle of bruise

Noun

bruising (plural bruisings)

(slang) A violent physical attack on a person.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


BRUISE

Bruise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bruised; p. pr. & vb. n. Bruising.] Etym: [OE. brusen, brisen, brosen, bresen, AS. br or fr. OF. bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to break, shiver, perh. from OHG. brochison. Cf. Break, v. t.]

1. To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall.

2. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush. Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs. Shak.

Syn.

– To pulverize; bray; triturate; pound; contuse.

Bruise, v. i.

Definition: To fight with the fists; to box. Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom. Thackeray.

Bruise, n.

Definition: An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises. Isa. i. 6.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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