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How to pronounce “bruise”
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Pronunciation guide for bruise
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bruise with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why Do Some Bodies Respond Differently to Disease?
So every single time you get a paper cut or even a bruise,
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.
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How to pronounce bruise
Why Do Some Bodies Respond Differently to Disease?

So every single time you get a paper cut or even a bruise,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bruise”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.
- (transitive) To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.
- (intransitive) Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
- (intransitive) To become bruised.
- (intransitive) To fight with the fists; to box.
- (transitive, figurative) To harm or injure somebody's feelings or self-esteem.
- (transitive) To impair (gin) by shaking rather than stirring.
- [Noun]
- A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
- A dark mark on fruit or vegetables caused by a blow to the surface.
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