"bruising" meaning in English

See bruising in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹuːzɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-bruising.ogg Forms: more bruising [comparative], most bruising [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːzɪŋ Etymology: From bruise + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bruise|-ing}} bruise + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} bruising (comparative more bruising, superlative most bruising)
  1. That bruises.
    Sense id: en-bruising-en-adj-zXRdQ7nr
  2. Wearisome, arduous.
    Sense id: en-bruising-en-adj-RXspPV4V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 79 7 6 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 12 64 6 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 81 3 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 85 3 4 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bruisingly

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹuːzɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-bruising.ogg Forms: bruisings [plural]
Rhymes: -uːzɪŋ Etymology: From bruise + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bruise|-ing}} bruise + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} bruising (plural bruisings)
  1. (slang) A violent physical attack on a person. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bruising-en-noun-VFA6QCgT
  2. Bruises on a person's skin.
    Sense id: en-bruising-en-noun-fQG1JLQX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cruising for a bruising

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɹuːzɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-bruising.ogg
Rhymes: -uːzɪŋ Etymology: From bruise + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bruise|-ing}} bruise + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bruising
  1. present participle and gerund of bruise Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: bruise
    Sense id: en-bruising-en-verb-97imdsYT

Inflected forms

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