Associations to the word «Bruising»

Wiktionary

BRUISING, verb. Present participle of bruise
BRUISING, noun. (slang) A violent physical attack on a person.

Dictionary definition

BRUISING, adjective. Causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown.
BRUISING, adjective. Brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.