Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cruising for a bruising

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: cruis-ing -for a bruis-ing
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Following a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Navy should score once but the Mid-shipmen definitely are cruising for a bruising."
"The Euroland economy has been cruising for a bruising for a while."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

cruisin’ for a bruisin’ (alternative)

Questions

What does cruising for a bruising mean?: Following a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself.

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