- present participle of bleed.
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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of bleeding
1175–1225; Middle English (noun and adj.); see bleed, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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But she’s bleeding; he is a doctor, and they’re in a place where no other help is available.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
He wrapped the leg to stanch the bleeding.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
According to the NHS, external, symptoms of AML can include looking pale, feeling tired or weak, breathlessness, unusual and frequent bruising or bleeding and losing weight without trying to.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
There, while losing virtually every battle he fought, he won the war by bleeding and exhausting his opponents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
They were chapped, so dry they were cracked and bleeding.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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