bloody
adjective
stained or covered with blood.
bloodying
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present participleof bloody.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But she neglected to place them clear of the steps, as we discovered when my husband tripped over them later in the evening while he was taking out the trash, bloodying his knees.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
You have to applaud Hamrouni, in that moment and others, for literally bloodying the nose of the patriarchy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Then at 5-3, while Raducanu was serving for the match, she slid on the court chasing a ball to her backhand side, bloodying her left knee.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
When I was an undergraduate at the university, the horrors of slavery felt like a vicious yet invisible force stalking the picturesque gardens and bloodying the white colonnades.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2020
I heard a roar, which I suppose was me, and then Nataniel was here with us, bloodying a clean white shirt of Anatole’s and an old, soft pagne printed with yellow birds.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
