Associations to the word «Bruising»

Wiktionary

BRUISING, verb. Present participle of bruise
BRUISING, noun. (slang) A violent physical attack on a person.

Dictionary definition

BRUISING, adjective. Causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown.
BRUISING, adjective. Brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn