bleeding
Americannoun
-
the act, fact, or process of losing blood or having blood flow.
-
the act or process of drawing blood from a person, especially surgically; bloodletting.
-
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
-
sending forth blood.
a bleeding sore.
-
feeling, expressing, or characterized by extreme or excessive anguish and compassion.
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He was cleared to return after a CT scan showed no signs of internal bleeding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The law firm can’t afford to keep bleeding partners but could find ways to avoid bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Sophie said she was bleeding through her clothes and "in a lot of pain" as her hips had to be put back in place after being dislocated during childbirth.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
In the first three months after insertion, for instance, 69 percent of participants experienced heavy bleeding, and 28 percent had pelvic discomfort.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
The sky was navy blue in the east, azure overhead, purple bleeding out to a pink-stained orange in the west.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
