bruising (Adjective) — Causing mental or emotional injury. ex. "a bruising experience" ex. "protected from the bruising facts of battle"
bruising (Adjective) — Brutally forceful and compelling. ex. "protected from the bruising facts of battle"
bruising (Verb) — Injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of. ex. "I bruised my knee"
bruising (Verb) — Cause (somebody) emotional pain or offence. ex. "This remark really bruised my ego"
bruising (Verb) — (cooking) break up into small pieces for food preparation. ex. "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
bruising (Verb) — Damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure. ex. "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"