Plural of bruise
regular plural
The plural of bruise is bruises.
Forms of bruise
| Singular | bruise /bɹuːz/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | bruises /ˈbɹuːzɪz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Bruises in a sentence
- He had a constellation of bruises on his side.From the entry constellation
- Sure the others had a couple scuff marks, but he got the worst of it with all the bruises.From the entry get the worst of it
- The boy, Poseidon Quinones, had bruises on his head and torso, the police said.2014 November 16, Benjamin Mueller, “Police Examine Death of a Boy and an Attack on a Girl”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The…. From the entry Poseidon
- He bore more than his share of cuts, bruises, caked dirt, and dried blood.2012, Richard Castle [pseudonym; Tom Straw], chapter 19, in Frozen Heat (Nikki Heat; 4), →ISBN, pages 288–289. From the entry jailwear
- They were gopping: the biggest bruises I have ever seen on his thighs and legs.2010, Matt Croucher, Bullet Proof, page 147. From the entry gopping
Meaning of bruise
- 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.
- verb To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.
- verb Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
Questions about the plural of bruise
- What is the plural of bruise?
- The plural of bruise is bruises.
- Is bruise countable?
- Bruise is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bruise (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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