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tobruising

tobruising is the present participle and gerund of tobruise.

Meaning of tobruise

Verb

tobruise (third-person singular simple present tobruises, present participle tobruising, simple past and past participle tobruised)

  1. (archaic) To bruise up, completely beat or batter; crush; to make numb.
    • Then he brought the monk all tobruised in a sack to S. Benedict, and anon S. Benedict made upon him the sign of the cross, and blessed him and raised him to life, and sent him to the work again.1910, Edward Hutton, Siena and southern Tuscany

Questions about tobruising

What is tobruising the present participle and gerund of?
Tobruising is the present participle and gerund of tobruise.

Words near tobruising in the dictionary

  1. tobreaking
  2. tobroken
  3. tobruise
  4. tobruised
  5. tobruises
  6. tobruising
  7. tobruk
  8. tobruks
  9. Tobson
  10. TOBT
  11. tobuterol

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