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bruising - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'bruising' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bruising [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Bruise

Meaning of 'bruising' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bruising [ s]
Meaning (1):
- causing mental or emotional injury
Example in sentence:
  • a bruising experience;
  • protected from the bruising facts of battle
Meaning (2):
- brutally forceful and compelling
Example in sentence:
  • protected from the bruising facts of battle