English Explanatory Dictionary

bloodsucking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
  2. parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
noun
  1. Parasitic, leechlike behavior.

Pronunciation

/ˈblʌdˌsʌkɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bloodsucking.wav

Word forms

bloodsucking bloodsuckings

Etymology

From blood + sucking.

Related words

bloodsucker

Derived words

nonbloodsucking
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