# bruising

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbɹuːzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,910

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of bruise

## Etymology
From bruise + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **brushing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruising-vs-brushing)
- **bribing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bribing-vs-bruising)
- **browsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/browsing-vs-bruising)

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbruising`, `briusing`, `brruising`, `bruiisng`, `bruisign`, `bruisingg`, `bruisinng`, `bruisnig`, `bruissing`, `brusiing`, `burising`, `rbuising`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bruising