Meaning

2 senses
  1. (slang)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.

Origin

From bruise + -ing.

From bruise + -ing.

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Forms

plural: bruisings
Singularbruising
Pluralbruisings

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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