: the process of losing blood
She pressed on the wound to stop the bleeding.
The procedure may cause internal bleeding. [=loss of blood inside the body]
always used before a noun
British, informal + offensive
—used to make an angry or critical statement more forceful
Our neighbor is a bleeding idiot. [=our neighbor is very stupid]
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“Bleeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/bleeding. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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