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as in grieving
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
her heart bleeds for the homeless people she sees on her way to work
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as in dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings
pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark
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as in draining
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
bleed water from the radiators
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as in squeezing
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
the confidence men coldheartedly bled the elderly couple of their life savings
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as in burning
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Recent Examples of bleeding
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
My nipples were bleeding and my breasts swollen.
—Ann Kellams, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Eating enough vitamin C is key because a vitamin C deficiency can cause fragile skin, poor wound healing, and bleeding gums.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 29 Sep. 2025
Brown stayed down for a bit, and then walked off the field with a trainer holding a towel to Brown’s bleeding chin — and with his arms waving on the crowd.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
The year prior, Welch broke her foot while dancing onstage, and continued to perform while bleeding.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Storm survived but suffered bruising and cuts to her body and was treated for bleeding on the brain.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Vincent found his brother bleeding out on the floor of the apartment, moments after the shooting.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
The cyclist could be seen bleeding heavily from both legs.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The assault left four members dead and numerous others physically injured, some from gunshots, others by smoke inhalation and still others gashed and bleeding from shrapnel and shards of glass.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
My nipples were bleeding and my breasts swollen.
—Ann Kellams, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Eating enough vitamin C is key because a vitamin C deficiency can cause fragile skin, poor wound healing, and bleeding gums.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 29 Sep. 2025
Brown stayed down for a bit, and then walked off the field with a trainer holding a towel to Brown’s bleeding chin — and with his arms waving on the crowd.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
The year prior, Welch broke her foot while dancing onstage, and continued to perform while bleeding.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Storm survived but suffered bruising and cuts to her body and was treated for bleeding on the brain.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Vincent found his brother bleeding out on the floor of the apartment, moments after the shooting.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
The cyclist could be seen bleeding heavily from both legs.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleeding
Verb
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In the years since, Audrey had repeatedly pulled out her feathers, a behavior common among distressed or grieving birds.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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The grieving father also warned about swimming in bodies of water.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Produced before the rigid censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own personal life flew in the face of convention.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gucci is clearly embracing jewelry as the characters were dripping with huge pieces, including big ’80s-style earrings.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Soundbar Deals The Amazon Fire TV Soundbar Plus instantly enhances the sound on any TV without taking over your entire living room or draining your wallet.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, large swathes of Punjab and Sindh provinces, both key cotton-growing districts, are still draining out.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But, to do you any good, squeezing the veins must propel the blood in the right direction, toward the heart.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The earbuds are controlled by squeezing the stem.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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The team's other star tackle Taylor Decker, meanwhile, talked about the daily struggle of keeping his aching shoulder ready for gameday.—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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In any case, these are Beckett’s drifters, no doubt, right down to the aching feet and bad breath.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Safdie embraced Johnson and his co-star Emily Blunt during the ovation, weeping alongside him.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Family matriarch Donna Adelson was scolded by a judge Thursday for weeping in the courtroom after being convicted of orchestrating a 2014 murder-for-hire plot of her former son-in-law, a prominent Florida State University law professor.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This washes, sanitizes, and dries bottles, pacifiers, and even pumping equipment hands-free.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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He was also placed on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine, which supports patients with failing hearts and lungs by pumping oxygen throughout the body.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Bleeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleeding. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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