bleeding
/ˈbliːdɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.08 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital."
- "You are a bleeding liar. Truth is of no interest to you at all."
- ""You are a bleeding idiot sometimes, but I love you and", Harry hands him the first gift Severus ever gave him and says, "One hundred and sixteen.""
- "His car's motor is bleeding smoking down the motorway."
- "It turns out he was too bleeding cheap to ever drain the oil."
- "It does highlight some of the difficulties, but does not dare state the bleeding obvious, which is that neither are likely to play a major part in delivering a decarbonised agenda on the railways – […]."
Etymology
Usage
- British usage
- Slang
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Colloquial
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
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