bruising

adjective

bruis·​ing ˈbrü-ziŋ 

: arduous, taxing

a long and bruising courtroom battle

Examples of bruising in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The man for the job could be Achiuwa — or the team could prefer a more bruising presence in the middle of its second unit. — Fred Katz, The Athletic, 4 July 2024

The new normal Friday marked an end to what has already been a bruising earnings season for the world’s largest oil companies. — Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 1 May 2020

Marcus ends her book by wondering whether the neutral ideal of the court can survive the bruising battle of Kavanaugh’s confirmation process. — John Fabian Witt, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2020

In many cases, however, voters appeared jaded by an election cycle that devolved into one of the most bruising and divisive in recent memory. — Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bruising

• choosing
• cruising
• fusing
• losing
• musing
• oozing
• using
• abusing
• accusing
• amusing
• confusing
• defusing