I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
severe
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Less severe bruising on the arm should be covered only by a crêpe bandage.
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Fortunately Diana was not seriously hurt by the fall although she did suffer severe bruising around her stomach.
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He suffered severe bruising , lacerations, and a dislocated elbow, plus shock and the loss of blood.
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The man, who has not been named, was taken to hospital with a fractured cheek and ribs and severe bruising .
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Donna Preston was admitted to hospital with severe bruising as a result of Lee Taylor's attack, the Warrington court heard.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The woman suffered bruising to the face and head in the accident.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A consultant paediatrician said the bruising would have caused a degree of distress when inflicted but it would have been temporary.
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Fortunately, we're more alive to the dangers inherent in the bruising of delicate psyches.
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I'd expect to find deep-seated internal bruising , but it's possible to get this without many superficial signs.
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Less severe bruising on the arm should be covered only by a crêpe bandage.
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Norman Reeve, 24, received multiple bruising and Peter Clark, 25, suffered leg injuries.
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She doesn't think, for example, that the bruising is compatible with his having had a fall.
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The woman suffered shock and slight bruising .
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When he tried to make an arrest he was attacked and suffered cuts to an eyebrow and hand, and some bruising .
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For farmers this was a bruising experience.
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He got a bruising whack in his right eye - the one he uses to peer through his telescope at the stars.
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I fear for the world and for that misguided man who crossed my path in such a bruising way yesterday and Friday.
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It's been a tough and bruising campaign, with the backgrounds of both candidates coming under intense scrutiny.
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Leaders emerge from a bruising contest.
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Props who can play on either head can be doubly useful on a bruising tour.
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She hit the edge of the table with bruising force, her upper body sprawling over its surface.