bruising

IPA: brˈuzɪŋ

Examples of "bruising" in Sentences

The bruising from the impact including the safety harness was really severe.
TIM LISTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Brussels Friday and what some describe as a bruising encounter.
21 Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth.
• Rand Paul organiser in bruising tussle against protester• Barack Obama to campaign in Virginia this week• California Senate race looks brighter for Democrats
Faecal matter and toilet paper are never shown, perhaps reflecting American squeamishness, though evidence of anal intercourse and vaginal bruising is spoken of like tennis scores.
We dismissed it, thinking quite naturally that it was probably some bruising from the attack and since he was off the heavy duty pain killers, he was just feeling it for the first time.
Members of the 1922 Committee executive, who act as the shop stewards for the parliamentary party, predict that the mid-term bruising endured by Barack Obama will come early for Mr Cameron, probably this time next year.
The bruising is a problem, though, because it really has an impact on the appearance of sliced pears and - at the risk of sounding a bit silly - a cheese plate just doesn’t look the same with a bunch of bruised pears on it.