bleeding

American  

[blee-ding] / ˈbli dɪŋ /

noun

1. the act, fact, or process of losing blood or having blood flow.

2. the act or process of drawing blood from a person, especially surgically; bloodletting.

3. the extension of color beyond an edge or border, especially so as to combine with a contiguous color or to affect an adjacent area.

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adjective

1. sending forth blood.

   a bleeding sore.

2. feeling, expressing, or characterized by extreme or excessive anguish and compassion.

3. British Slang. (used as an intensifier).

   bleeding fool.

adverb

1. British Slang. (used as an intensifier).

   a bleeding silly idea.

bleeding British  

/ ˈbliːdɪŋ /

adjective

1. (intensifier)

   a bleeding fool

   it's bleeding beautiful

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Other Word Forms

• nonbleeding adjective
• unbleeding adjective

Etymology

Origin of bleeding

1175–1225; Middle English (noun and adj.); bleed, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

As Mr. Sasse prepares to leave to see his dermatologist about his bleeding lips, I ask why he chose to die in such a public way.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anthropic is at the bleeding edge of AI and its diminishment would set back American leadership in an industry critical to economic and strategic dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal

It takes me a second to realize she’s pointing at the outside of my left calf, where that scrape from wiping out in the yard has started bleeding.

From Literature

The condition involves swollen veins in the anal or rectal area, which can lead to pain and bleeding.

From Science Daily

I took the dogs out of harness and rubbed their shoulders and marveled at Storm, who stood with his tail wagging, not bleeding any longer.

From Literature

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