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How to pronounce“bruise”in English

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In natural English speech, "bruise" appears in contexts such as: "And making sure that you make it look really gnarly but you're actually... it's not that gnarly although obviously sometimes you are going to hurt yourself, bruise yourself, pop a rib. You are going to do something. But that can be mitigated with strategically hidden padding...". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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And making sure that you make it look really gnarly but you're actually... it's not that gnarly although obviously sometimes you are going to hurt yourself,

bruise yourself, pop a rib. You are going to do something.

But that can be mitigated with strategically hidden padding...

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verb

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.

“It is as I have spoken: the testing first, next the bruising, and in the last bout the breaking and killing.”

verb

To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.

noun

A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.

noun

A dark mark on fruit or vegetables caused by a blow to the surface.

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