American English pronunciation
How to pronounce bruise
IPA transcription: [b'ɹuz]
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Noun
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an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
Verb
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hurt the feelings of
“She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”
“This remark really bruised my ego”
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injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
“I bruised my knee”
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break up into small pieces for food preparation
“bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them”
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damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
“The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them”
Usage examples
- Biliverdin is seen briefly in some bruises as a green color.
- We gravitate toward making fun of big bruisers.
- Nannini survived the crash with little more than bruised pride.
- How long have you had this bruise?
- The foliage is also aromatic, smelling of rue when bruised or cut.
- How long have you had this bruise?
- How long have you had this bruise?
- Bruised gorse was used in some areas for feeding to horses and other livestock.
- That shoulder's a mass of bruises as it is.
- They were terribly bruised.