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bracing

[ brey-sing ]

adjective

  1. strengthening; invigorating:

    This mountain air is bracing.

  2. of, relating to, or serving as a brace.


noun

  1. a brace.
  2. braces collectively:

    The bracing on this scaffold is weak.

  3. material, as timber, used for braces.

bracing

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. refreshing; stimulating; invigorating

    the air here is bracing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a system of braces used to strengthen or support

    the bracing supporting the building is perfectly adequate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • iԲ· adverb
  • iԲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bracing1

First recorded in 1475–85; brace + -ing 1 for the noun senses; brace + -ing 2 for the adjective senses
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We’ll walk past Amoeba sometimes and remember that version of ourselves: me, burned out and bracing for more disappointment; him, trying to heal and rebuild.

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That defiance has become a familiar theme in the world's second-biggest economy, which is bracing itself for another turbulent Trump presidency.

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Residents are also bracing for the next storm and another round of trucks.

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Now the Pasadena small-business owner is bracing for uncertainty as the U.S. confronts its highest average effective tariff rate in nearly a century.

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Asked what she had to say to those living in fear, or who represent constituents afraid of today’s McCarthyesque climate, Murkowski responded with honesty and bracing candor.

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