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contusing

contusing is the present participle and gerund of contuse.

Meaning of contuse

Verb

contuse (third-person singular simple present contuses, present participle contusing, simple past and past participle contused)

  1. (transitive) To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.
    • How many uteruses, vaginas and perineums, suppose you, would we have to contuse and lacerate before we acquired the amount of skill and dexterity to which the gentlemen who advocate the forceps have attained?1869, St Louis Medical Society, The Medical Archives, volume III

Questions about contusing

What is contusing the present participle and gerund of?
Contusing is the present participle and gerund of contuse.

Words near contusing in the dictionary

  1. conturbing
  2. conturbs
  3. contuse
  4. contused
  5. contuses
  6. contusing
  7. contusion
  8. contusional
  9. contusioned
  10. contusions
  11. contusive

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