I. adjective
Etymology: Middle English bleding from present participle of bleden
1. : that bleeds or appears to bleed
a bleeding wound
2. : feeling anguish or compassion
3. — used as a generalized intensive
a bleeding idiot
— compare bloody 6
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bleding, from gerund of bleden
: an act, instance, or result of being bled or the process by which something is bled: as
a. : the escape of blood from vessels : hemorrhage ; also : the operation or an instance of performing the operation of bleeding a person medically : bloodletting
b. : the diffusion of pigment or other materials to alter an overlying surface (as in leather)
c. : the exudation of bituminous material (as from pavements or creosoted lumber)
d. : extraction of steam from a turbine for use in heating or low pressure pump operation
e. : the autogenous flow of mixing water within freshly mixed concrete or mortar or its emergence therefrom