Parasitic, leechlike behavior.
bloodsucking
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bloodsucking.
Editorial note
Now that it fails, it will fall off like the bloodsucking tick it always was.
Quick take
Parasitic, leechlike behavior.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bloodsucking gathered in one view.
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bloodsucking.
noun
Parasitic, leechlike behavior.
See also: dependent, bloody, parasitical, parasitic, leechlike
adjective
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
See also: dependent, bloody, parasitical, parasitic, leechlike
adjective
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
See also: dependent, bloody, parasitical, parasitic, leechlike
Example sentences
Now that it fails, it will fall off like the bloodsucking tick it always was.
I don't think there's any shortage of people who believe the US government is a bloodsucking, many-tentacled world-destroying monster.
So you should always ask: what dreadful bloodsucking beasts will replace the mosquito?
Edit: Cached version instead of the bloodsucking WSJ paywalled version.
Default like Argentina and Iceland did, and start of a fresh slate, keeping this bloodsucking parasite called Brussels on the body of Greece is a travesty - 5 years of ruined lives already.
Eventually I realized that in the back it's really a financing industry (at least for new cars) and for used cars it's a zero sum, get the most you can scenario or bloodsucking buy here pay here deals.
It never occurred to me that a comic strip I created would be at the mercy of a bloodsucking corporate parasite called a syndicate, and that I'd be faced with countless ethical decisions masquerading as simple business decisions.
Quote examples
Not every single post that has to do with a VC or a startup doing well needs a grandstanding "this is horseshit; vc's are bloodsucking vampires; stupid kids get off my lawn" type of response.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use bloodsucking in a sentence?
Now that it fails, it will fall off like the bloodsucking tick it always was.
What does bloodsucking mean?
Parasitic, leechlike behavior.
What part of speech is bloodsucking?
bloodsucking is commonly used as noun, adjective.