Meaning
bleeding
- Discharging blood, shedding blood, or oozing blood.
- Figuratively, causing deep emotional pain or anguish (e.g. a broken heart).
In a sentence
Il medico ha fasciato con cura la ferita sanguinante del paziente.
The doctor carefully bandaged the patient's bleeding wound.
Aveva il naso sanguinante dopo la brutta caduta sul marciapiede.
He had a bleeding nose after the bad fall on the sidewalk.
Il taglio sul braccio è ancora sanguinante o ha smesso di sanguinare?
Is the cut on your arm still bleeding or has it stopped bleeding?
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sanguinante | masculine · singular |
| sanguinante | feminine · singular |
| sanguinanti | masculine · plural |
| sanguinanti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Present participle of 'sanguinare' used as a two-ending adjective (-e in singular, -i in plural).