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# bleeding

verb, -ing form of bleed (bleed, bleeds, bled, bleeding); noun (bleeding, uncountable); adjective

«bleeding» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Bleeding is losing blood from a cut, wound or injury. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleeding/#m1)
2. Bleeding (noun) is the flow of blood from the body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleeding/#m2)
3. Bleeding (of colours) means spreading from one area into another, like wet paint or dye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleeding/#m3)
4. Bleeding (British, informal and rude) is used to make a statement stronger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleeding/#m4)

### In the lessons

In first aid lessons, to stop bleeding, press firmly on the wound with a clean cloth, raise the injured part if you can, and get an adult; serious bleeding needs emergency help. A nosebleed: sit up, lean forward, pinch the soft part of the nose. Small cuts should be washed and covered with a plaster. Phrases: stop the bleeding, a bleeding nose (nosebleed), bleeding heavily, my heart is bleeding.

### Examples

- His knee was bleeding after he fell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleeding/#x1)
- Press on the cut to stop the bleeding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleeding/#x2)
- For a nosebleed, lean forward and pinch your nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleeding/#x3)
- The bleeding stopped after a few minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleeding/#x4)
- Call for help if someone is bleeding badly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleeding/#x5)
- The red dye was bleeding into the white shirt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleeding/#x6)
- The next moment the poor hawk lay bleeding and dying at its master's feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleeding/#x7)

### Note

Past form of bleed is bled (not "bleeded"). Lean forward, not back, for a nosebleed so blood doesn't go down your throat. Wear gloves if you help someone who is bleeding, if you can. The informal "bleeding" as a swear word is rude.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bleeding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleeding/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bleeding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bleeding.html) on Mova free.