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bleeding

[ blee-ding ]

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noun

the act, fact, or process of losing blood or having blood flow.
the act or process of drawing blood from a person, especially surgically; bloodletting.
the extension of color beyond an edge or border, especially so as to combine with a contiguous color or to affect an adjacent area.

adjective

sending forth blood:
a bleeding sore.
feeling, expressing, or characterized by extreme or excessive anguish and compassion.
British Slang. (used as an intensifier):
bleeding fool.

adverb

British Slang. (used as an intensifier):
a bleeding silly idea.

bleeding

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adjective

(intensifier)
a bleeding fool
it's bleeding beautiful

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bleeding¹

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

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Fisher: Another initial idea for Scary Patty was that she’d start bleeding all over, with patches of blood appearing on her dress.

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The injured man was seen in the lift bleeding profusely from his arm and neighbours who saw him outside the block of flats contacted emergency services.

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But the WHO warns that about 15% of people face a second, more serious phase involving high fever, jaundice, bleeding and deteriorating kidney function.

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But more than staunching the bleeding is necessary, as Valles explained that public health improvements take hard work and investment.

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Symptoms include shortness of breath, a sudden drop in blood pressure, and bleeding issues often leading to cardiac arrest and massive hemorrhaging.

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bleeder tile bleeding edge

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