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The correct spelling is bloodletting.
How to pronounce bloodletting
verb
Say it like: Bloo-dle-tti-ng
The correct spelling is bloodletting. To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise. For example: "Yet another round of corporate bloodletting."
Usage Examples
“Yet another round of corporate bloodletting.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.
noun
- 1.The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
- 2.(by extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.
- 3.A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.
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