- present participle of bruise.
bruising
Example Sentences
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Two bruising runs from Miller later, and USC was up 10-0.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
This included a failure to properly investigate why she started wearing a hijab - that covered the bruising - for "fear of causing offence".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Chip stocks were staging a sharp rally on Thursday, continuing their comeback from a bruising selloff at the start of the week.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The bruising recession that followed left the central banker convinced the global economy had become too dependent on the U.S. and its reserve currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Late that summer, still bruising from his failed exam, Mendel planted a crop of peas.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
