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bruising

That bruises.

ˈbɹuːzɪŋCurrent161 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 26, 2026

That bruises.

Instead England produced something that felt a little transgressive in this most controlled of stages, tightening their grip in a bruising first half, before freewheeling downhill in the second with their feet up on the handlebars.
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  • “the surgery is fine my friend is figuring out how to remove the stitches. soreness is way small. bruising is healing as expected. central line worked well. it’s the MECFS crash from it that’s kicking my ass right now.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Sure but that's speaking and thinking like adults. A lot of these men weren't really raised properly, and are defacto children so you kinda have to treat them that way without bruising the faux-adult egos they perform.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I have no doubt that they are hiding his mental and physical decline. He’s getting an Alzheimer’s infusion once a month (hence the bruising in his hand) that’s why he says he keeps taking these cognitive tests and “acing” them. They don’t do that if you’re sane.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

Wearisome, arduous.

Instead England produced something that felt a little transgressive in this most controlled of stages, tightening their grip in a bruising first half, before freewheeling downhill in the second with their feet up on the handlebars.
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#3·Apr 26, 2026

(slang) A violent physical attack on a person.

You'd better shut up or you'll get a bruising.
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  • “2026 WE ARE FUCKED The vote turned into a statewide referendum on political retribution, and a test of Republican staying power after the party’s state lawmakers resisted Donald Trump’s bruising campaign to pressure them into redrawing the congressional districts.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “How many times does he have to do this before “the market” WAKES UP?? They issued this statement because he’s so unpopular and it’s bruising his ego.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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