bracing

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adjective

brac·​ing ˈbrā-siŋ How to pronounce bracing (audio)
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: giving strength, vigor, or freshness
a bracing breeze
bracingly adverb

bracing

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present participle of brace entry 1

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Adjective a chilly but bracing day
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In Kansas City, a single ticket for world champion Argentina’s opening match against Algeria was listed at $16,507—a bracing sum to spend for an evening in Missouri. — Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 6 June 2026 On this day, an oyster shooter ($10) allowed for a bracing sampling of the house bloody mary (Pow! — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026 This was laid out in a bracing April 8 essay in The Washington Post by Amanda Sloat, an academic who has worked on the National Security Council and in the State Department. — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 Wilder is better known for comedies like Some Like It Hot, but The Lost Weekend is a bracing look at alcoholism that also won best picture and best actor for Ray Milland. — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bracing

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First Known Use

Adjective

1752, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bracing was in 1752

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“Bracing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bracing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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