bleeding

adjective or adverb bleed·ing \ˈblē-diŋ, -d^ən\

Definition of BLEEDING

chiefly British

: bloody —used as an intensive

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First Known Use of BLEEDING

1858

Rhymes with BLEEDING

breeding, leading, reading, reeding

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bleeding

noun bleed·ing \-iŋ\

Medical Definition of BLEEDING

: an act, instance, or result of being bled or the process by which something is bled: as a : the escape of blood from vessels : hemorrhage b : the operation of bleeding a person medically : phlebotomy

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