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Bleeding

/ˈbliːdɪŋ/

(of a person or animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.

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📖 Definitions of "Bleeding"

verb

1
(of a person or animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.
"If her nose bleeds, try to use ice."
2
To let or draw blood from.
3
To take large amounts of money from.
4
To steadily lose (something vital).
"The company was bleeding talent."

noun

1
The flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel.
"Internal bleeding is often difficult to detect and can lead to death in a short time."
2
Bloodletting.

adjective

1
Losing blood
2
(intensifier) extreme, outright; see also bloody (sense 3).
""You are a bleeding liar. Truth is of no interest to you at all." — http//groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.software.year-2000/msg/ba82c9dd28cde368"

adverb

1
Used as an intensifier: Extremely.
"His car's motor is bleeding smoking down the motorway."

🔄 Synonyms of "Bleeding"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
hemorrhagenoun	A heavy release of blood within or from the body.
haemorrhagenoun	British standard spelling of hemorrhage.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bleeding"

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Word	Definition
hemorrhagenoun	A heavy release of blood within or from the body.
haemorrhagenoun	British standard spelling of hemorrhage.
bloodynoun	(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
bleedernoun	A person who is easily made to bleed, or who bleeds in unusually large amounts, particularly a hemophiliac.
hemorrhagicnoun	Of, relating to, or producing hemorrhage.
haemorrhagingnoun	bleeding
bloodlettingnoun	(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
purgenoun	(transitive) To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse.
throatnoun	The front part of the neck.
bloodstreamnoun	The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
haemorrhagic	(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemorrhagic. [Of, relating to, or producing hemorrhage.]
bloodnoun	A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
drainingnoun	(comparable) Causing a depletion of energy or resources; exhausting.
sheddingnoun	The act of shedding, separating, or casting off.
brainnoun	The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
indentnoun	A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
bloodshednoun	A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
indentationnoun	(typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
drainnoun	(chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
purgingnoun	The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly: