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blooded

The correct spelling is blooded.

How to pronounce blooded

verb

Say it like: Bloo-ded

The correct spelling is blooded. To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody. For example: "I'll let a rookie march behind me with a loaded weapon once he's been blooded in combat, until then he stays in front where I can see which way he's pointing."

Usage Examples

I'll let a rookie march behind me with a loaded weapon once he's been blooded in combat, until then he stays in front where I can see which way he's pointing.

He's a full-blooded Apache.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.
  2. 2.To let blood (from); to bleed.
  3. 3.To initiate into warfare or a blood sport, traditionally by smearing with the blood of the first kill witnessed.

adjective

  1. 1.Experienced.
  2. 2.Descended from.
  3. 3.Bloody, bleeding.
  4. 4.(of horses, cattle, etc.) derived from ancestors of good blood; having a good pedigree.

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