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bleeding

/ˈbliːdɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. (of a person or animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.
  2. To let or draw blood from.
  3. To take large amounts of money from.
  4. To steadily lose (something vital).
  5. (of an ink or dye) To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.
  6. To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
  7. The flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel.
  8. Bloodletting.
  9. Losing blood
  10. (intensifier) extreme, outright; see also bloody (sense 3).
  11. Used as an intensifier: Extremely.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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