Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
blood-oozes
verb
/blʌd ˈuːzɪz/
Definition
The act of blood seeping or flowing out slowly from a wound or injury.
Examples
- After the fall, she noticed that blood oozes from her scraped knee.
- The doctor cleaned the wound as he observed that blood oozes from the stitches.
- He pressed a bandage over the cut, but blood still oozes through it.
Meaning
Blood-oozes refers to the gradual escape of blood from a cut or injury, often suggesting a serious or painful condition where the natural healing process is ongoing.
Synonyms
- Seep
- Flow
- Trickle
- Drain