In a bruising battle or encounter, people fight or compete with each other in a very aggressive or determined way. The administration hopes to avoid another bruising battle over civil rights. purple or brown marks that you get on your skin where you have fallen, been hit etc bruising to/on. difficult and unpleasant, and leaving you feeling tired or emotionally harmed
causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown
If someone has bruising on their body, they have bruises on it. She had quite severe bruising and a cut lip. = bruises
Damage to Vegetation usually indicated by color variation contrasting with the surrounding area of the same vegetation, caused by the tearing or crushing of leaf or stem surfaces