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UK
/blˈʌdsʌkɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈbɫədˌsəkɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈbɫədˌsəkɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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drawing blood from the body of another
a plague of bloodsucking insects -
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses
bloodsucking blackmailer
parasitic vines that strangle the trees
his indolent leechlike existence
How To Use bloodsucking In A Sentence
- LA Times article that informed us that said milking strategies (or shall we say "bloodsucking" strategies?) start with the local hotels. HotelChatter -
- A female ready to deposit her eggs seeks out a bloodsucking insect, generally a fly or mosquito.
- Similarly, as soon as I crossed the doorstep, the June hordes of bloodsucking blackflies and horseflies left off their hot pursuit.
- Wages could also be higher than elsewhere in the economy as the bloodsucking, parasitic capitalist is not there demanding his piece of the action.
- Among the greatest problems is the varroa mite, a bloodsucking parasite that attacks young and adult honeybees.
- Their bloodsucking bite can cause itchy red welts to appear on the skin of their victims.
- She agrees, then discovers her legs covered in bloodsucking leeches.
- Once considered mainly a feedlot pest, the stable fly has extended its reign of terror to the open pasture and rangeland, areas where cattle once grazed virtually unharried by the bloodsucking insect.
- He pulls up his shirt to reveal a bloodsucking creature attached to his belly.
- Pattinson's security trebled to protect him from 'bloodsucking' fans Undefined
