How do you pronounce bruised?

The recorded pronunciation is /bɹuːzd/.

bruised

/bɹuːzd/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

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"or, a cross between four squirrels sejant, gules . . . argent, a lion rampant, gules, bruised with a bendlet, or, Branch. […] On the summit is the quartered shield of Stewart, consisting of 23 coats of arms: […] 2, the same with an escotcheon of pretence, argent, a lion rampant gules, bruised by a staff ragulée in bend, or, Steward; […]"

debruised

used refused confused accused abused unused amused fused infused excused reused misused

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