bleeding

Having blood coming out of a cut or another injured part of the body.

• He held his bleeding finger.
• The nurse cleaned the bleeding wound.
• Bleeding gums can make brushing painful.

Common phrases: bleeding wound, bleeding gums, bleeding nose

Used before a noun to show strong annoyance or make a description stronger.

• That alarm is a bleeding nuisance.
• What a bleeding mess you've made!
• He called me a bleeding idiot.

Similar words: bloody, blasted

Common phrases: bleeding idiot, bleeding nuisance, bleeding shame

The loss of blood from an injured or damaged part of the body.

• The bleeding soon stopped.
• Press firmly on the cut to reduce bleeding.
• Doctors checked him for internal bleeding after the accident.

Similar words: blood loss, hemorrhage

Common phrases: internal bleeding, stop bleeding, heavy bleeding

The flow of blood from the body during a woman's monthly period.

• Her monthly bleeding usually lasts four days.
• She uses pads during menstrual bleeding.
• The diary records when bleeding begins each month.

Similar words: menstruation, period

Common phrases: menstrual bleeding, monthly bleeding, heavy bleeding

The gradual loss of money, strength, or another valuable resource.

• The company must stop the financial bleeding.
• New controls reduced the bleeding of funds.
• Constant repairs caused a slow bleeding of our savings.

How to use it: bleeding of something (The bleeding of public funds continued for years.)

Similar words: depletion, draining

Common phrases: financial bleeding, stop the bleeding, bleeding of resources

When ink or marks pass through paper or another material and appear on the other side.

• Thick paper reduces ink bleeding.
• Bleeding made the writing visible on the reverse side.
• The printer tested a new coating to prevent bleeding.

Similar words: bleed-through

Common phrases: ink bleeding, prevent bleeding, bleeding through paper

Used to make a description stronger, often when you are annoyed.

• It's bleeding cold in here.
• The answer was bleeding obvious.
• Why are these tickets so bleeding expensive?

Similar words: very, extremely, bloody

Common phrases: bleeding obvious, bleeding expensive, bleeding cold