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bruising
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
bruising
(adjective)
bruise
(verb)
bruising
/
ˈ
bruːzɪŋ/
adjective
bruising
/
ˈ
bruːzɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of BRUISING
[
more bruising; most bruising
]
:
extremely rough or painful
a
bruising
campaign battle
a
bruising
fight
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