Synonyms

bloodshot

American

[bluhd-shot] / ˈblʌdˌʃɒt /

adjective

(of the eyes) red because of dilated blood vessels.

bloodshot British

/ ˈblʌdˌʃɒt /

adjective

(of an eye) inflamed

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Etymology

Origin of bloodshot

1545–55; apocopated variant of blood-shotten. See blood, shotten

Example Sentences

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Her cheeks are stained with tears and her eyes are bloodshot.

From Literature

His eyes were bloodshot and his breath was hot.

From Literature

The kludde stumbled, its eyes turning bloodshot, and gave a high thin cry.

From Literature

Delilah's other symptoms included bloodshot eyes, swollen fingers, skin peeling off her hands and feet, a rash, cracked lips and a swollen, red, bumpy tongue - known as strawberry tongue.

From BBC

This seemed to calm him, and he looked up at Penelope, a shaggy black dog with bloodshot eyes.

From Literature

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