bruise

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbruːz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bruz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bro̅o̅z)

Inflections of 'bruise' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bruises
v 3rd person singular
bruising
v pres p
bruised
v past
bruised
v past p

Collocations for "bruise"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bruise" in context.

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bruise

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. bruise easily
  2. bruised his [ego, pride]
  3. bruised her (own) [face, knees, cheek, ribs]
  4. he bruised her [face]
  5. bruised the [apples, peaches, fruit]
  6. quick to bruise
  7. is starting to bruise
  8. bruise him up (badly)
'bruise' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
crimson - eye - pinch - prominent - purple - scarf - shin - smack - sport

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