bleeding
Americannoun
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the act, fact, or process of losing blood or having blood flow.
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the act or process of drawing blood from a person, especially surgically; bloodletting.
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the extension of color beyond an edge or border, especially so as to combine with a contiguous color or to affect an adjacent area.
adjective
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sending forth blood.
a bleeding sore.
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feeling, expressing, or characterized by extreme or excessive anguish and compassion.
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British Slang. (used as an intensifier).
bleeding fool.
adverb
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of bleeding
1175–1225; Middle English (noun and adj.); see bleed, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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It might need backer Nvidia to stem the bleeding.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Mayo Clinic says a subarachnoid hemorrhage is a type of stroke that involves bleeding in the space between the brain and the tissues that cover the brain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Mentor was released from hospital the same day but was unable to return to full training for two weeks as she recovered from experiencing heavy bleeding.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The mistakes risked bleeding into budgets for years to come.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
By 1860, the practice of bleeding a patient is the last gasp of a treatment that goes back to the "bodily humors" theory of the ancient Greeks.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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