blooding

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noun

A bleeding.

OriginMiddle English blodyng →
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Meanings

blooding1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of blood

blooding2

nounblooding (plural bloodings)

plural bloodings

  1. historicalmedicineA bleeding.

    Seven or eight annual bloodings, and as many purgations — such was the common regimen the theory prescribed to ensure continuance of health[…]

    1832, The Edinburgh Review, page 470

Origin

blooding · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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blooding · noun

  1. Middle Englishblodyng
  2. Englishblooding

From Middle English blodyng, equivalent to blood + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

boodling
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APA

blooding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blooding

MLA

“blooding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blooding. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blooding,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blooding.

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