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- [brooz]
- /bruz/
- /ˈbruː.zɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brooz]
- /bruz/
Definitions of bruising word
- uncountable noun bruising If someone has bruising on their body, they have bruises on it. 3
- adjective bruising In a bruising battle or encounter, people fight or compete with each other in a very aggressive or determined way. 3
- adjective bruising causing bruises, as by a blow 3
- adjective bruising aggressively antagonistic; hurtful 3
- noun bruising a bruise or bruises 3
- verb with object bruising to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin: The blow bruised his arm. Her pinching bruised the peaches. 1
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Origin of bruising
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English bro(o)sen, bres(s)en, bris(s)en, bruisen, representing Old English brȳsan, brēsan and Anglo-French bruser, Old French bruisier, akin to briser to break; see brisance
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Parts of speech for Bruising
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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bruising popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bruising usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bruising
adj bruising
- beefcake — Attractive men with large muscles can be referred to as beefcake.
- burly — A burly man has a broad body and strong muscles.
- muscled — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- muscular — of or relating to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
noun bruising
- discoloration — the act or fact of discoloring or the state of being discolored.
adjective bruising
- gorillalike — (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
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