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adjective

Definition of bleedingnext
as in burning

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bleeding

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verb

present participle of bleed
1
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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2
as in dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark

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3
as in draining
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely bleed water from the radiators

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4
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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Recent Examples of bleeding
Adjective
Dickerson was the first physician to treat Mike Studeny, who was diagnosed with a non-bleeding stroke. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 9 May 2026 In tests using mice, after surgical damage to the liver, AGCL was able to perform significantly better than other current anti-bleeding agents, with normal liver function returning just two weeks after its application. — New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026 These injuries resulted in 684 days lost per 1,000 training hours during menstruation, compared to 206 days lost during non-bleeding days. — Ciara Lucas, SELF, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
Doctors told state media outlet Vietnam News that the 49-year-old man had severe lung damage after nearly drowning, along with shock, multiple injuries and bleeding in the brain. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 Police and paramedics arrived in the 600 block of Sixth Street and found a man bleeding from a gunshot wound to the back side. — Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Schrier and Alsobrooks wrote in their letter that historically there wasn’t a need for robust monitoring systems to track cases of vitamin K deficiency bleeding. — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 July 2026 The exciting project funds last; the bleeding one funds first. — Pradeep Prasana Kanagaraj, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Seigler remained down for several minutes, bleeding from one arm and grimacing in pain as interim manager Chad Tracy and trainers rushed out to check him for a head injury. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026 The right side of his stomach was bleeding, said Houston resident Juliet Martinez, who recorded the video and shared it with CNN. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 9 July 2026 Guard propaganda showing Trump bleeding out from a sniper bullet or dying in a drone attack is commonplace. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026 Receding gums, persistent bad breath and bleeding while brushing or flossing round out the common signs of the gum disease and decay that eventually lead to tooth loss. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleeding
  1. burning
  2. grieving
  3. dripping
  4. draining
  5. squeezing
  6. stinging
  7. aching
  8. weeping
Adjective
  • Prosecutors said some of the money was used for recruiting new members and purchasing Ku Klux Klan robes and materials for cross-burning ceremonies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Definition of burning
Verb
  • Sixty years later, young Alma Singer begins searching for the writer of her mother’s favorite book, hoping to bring romance to her grieving parent.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
  • The movie follows Gugino as a grieving woman who takes in her troubled nephew, but their lives are upended when an otherworldly entity begins hunting him.
    — Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of grieving
Verb
  • The result is an urgent, propulsive song with a raw spirit and some of Pop’s most super-charged writing with deceptively simple lyrics about love and war, dripping with desperation.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • The simulations that captured the localized effects of individual large impacts also produced wholesale recycling of crust back into the mantle, with material dripping down to depths of at least 600 kilometers.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
Definition of dripping
Verb
  • But if the drain line is clogged or the drain pan is not tilted appropriately, then this could prevent the moisture from draining away.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 10 July 2026
  • Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, whose agency oversees the National Park Service, told conservative podcaster Katie Miller in an interview released earlier this week that the new round of draining was planned.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of draining
Verb
  • Planning a Broadway show night in New York City means squeezing a full day into the blocks around Times Square, and the right pre-Broadway show itinerary can turn a two-hour ticket into a memorable outing.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • The result is a new generation of patients planning trips around treatments rather than squeezing appointments into an existing vacation.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of squeezing
Adjective
  • The researchers' device aims to solve the stinging problem by physically preventing this meeting (unfortunately no images of it are available at this time).
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 June 2026
  • Since September of 2024, federal science agencies in the US have axed nearly 120,000 employees, in a stinging loss for public research.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 25 June 2026
Definition of stinging
Verb
  • The Hot Stone Massage is the ultimate R&R, using warm volcanic stones to calm and soothe aching muscles in a full-body, 60- or 90-minute massage.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • But after a long day on the slopes, your aching limbs might need a cooldown, which is where the home’s sizable indoor pool comes in.
    — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
Definition of aching
Verb
  • After rounding the bases, he could later be seen in the dugout openly weeping.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Petrescu looked over at Vidineac, who was weeping as the casket was lowered into the ground.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
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“Bleeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleeding. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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