exsanguinating

Meaning

present participle and gerund of exsanguinate

exsanguinate

1. (transitive) To drain (a living or dead body, or (medicine, surgery) a body part) of blood.
2. (transitive) To kill (a person or animal) by means of blood loss.
3. (intransitive) To bleed profusely; also, to die by means of blood loss.
4. (intransitive) To cause blood to drain from a body or body part, or profuse bleeding.

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Synonyms

bloodletting