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bruising
/ˈbɹuːzɪŋ/
adj 2noun 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
half, light, unexplained
VERB + BRUISING
cruising, get, grip
BRUISING + NOUN
information
PREP.
in, on, with
ADV.
away
Definitions
adj
1
That bruises.
2
Wearisome, arduous.
Instead England produced something that felt a little transgressive in this most controlled of stages, tightening their grip in a bruising first half, before freewheeling downhill in the second with their feet up on the handlebars.
noun
1
A violent physical attack on a person.
You'd better shut up or you'll get a bruising.
2
Bruises on a person's skin.
[…] on October 29, 1888, the Russian imperial train was derailed at Borki by defective track, and twenty-one persons were killed. Although these did not include the Emperor Alexander III, who escaped with a bruising, a footman serving coffee to him at the critical moment, and his dog, which was lying on the floor beside him, were both killed on the spot.
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Instead England produced something that felt a little transgressive in this most controlled of stages, tightening their grip in a bruising first half, before freewheeling downhill in the second with t
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You'd better shut up or you'll get a bruising.
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[…] on October 29, 1888, the Russian imperial train was derailed at Borki by defective track, and twenty-one persons were killed. Although these did not include the Emperor Alexander III, who escaped
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This is a bruising information war. At this rate we'll never come out on top. We've got to replace our CIO.
Tatoeba · #6046405
However he wasn't seriously hurt and got away with light bruising.
Tatoeba · #32876906
Yanni had bruising and marks on his body.
Tatoeba · #9641157Usage Notes
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