- 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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“It was, initially, to stop the bleeding at least a little bit,” Ortiz Jr. said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
By then, he was suffering from fever, chills, muscle pain, a sore throat and bleeding.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Possible warning signs include lower back pain, abdominal pain, changes in bowel habits, weight loss, and rectal bleeding.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The 55-year-old from Pencoed, Bridgend county, experienced increased fatigue and light vaginal bleeding but put it down to working extra hours and the menopause.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
As wounds go, it was not serious; in fact while I sat there looking the bleeding virtually stopped.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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