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Synonyms for bloodshot


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bluhd-shot
Phonetic Transcription : ˈblʌdˌʃɒt



Définition of bloodshot

Origin :
  • also blood-shot, 1550s, short for bloodshotten (c.1500), from blood (n.) + old past participle of shoot.
  • adj inflamed
Example sentences :
  • His bloodshot eyes blinked truculently at his alighted fare.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Then, with a quick look into his bloodshot eyes, she went on: “Why did you wait for me—here?”
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • His eyes were ringed and bloodshot with fatigue, and with incipient snow-blindness.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • Her hands were hot, her head was feverish, and her blind eyes were bloodshot.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • There were sobs in Robbie's voice, but no tears in his bloodshot eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Philip's bloodshot eyes seemed to be starting from his head.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Armfelt stared at the prisoner a moment with furious, bloodshot eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He laughed in a high, cracked voice, his eyes wild and bloodshot.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He had goggling, bloodshot eyes, mangy moustaches, and a broken nose.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
  • His slanting eyes—the eyes of the Calmuck—were bloodshot; his face was yellow-white.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

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