SINCE 1828
bleeding
adjective or adverb
bleed·ing
| \ ˈblē-diŋ
, -dᵊn\
, -dᵊn\
Definition of bleeding
chiefly British, informal + sometimes offensive
: bloody
—used as a generalized intensive a bleeding idiot
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bleeding
noun
bleed·ing
| \ -iŋ
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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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