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bleeding edge

Syllables: bleed·ing edgeUK/ˈbliː.dɪŋ ɛd͡ʒ/

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Australia/ˈbliː.dɪŋ ed͡ʒ/

bleeding edge noun: the situation produced when the image extends beyond the nominal margin.

Noun

bleeding edge (plural bleeding edges)

  1. The situation produced when the image extends beyond the nominal margin.
  2. (idiomatic) Something too new and untested to be reliable or to have any assurance of safety; the figurative place where such things exist.
    • on the bleeding edge (of something)
    • They would be the creators of strategy, generators of action and the bleeding edge of the church, ever pushing toward the front lines of conflict.1968, Scott Francis Brenner, Ways of Worship for New Forms of Mission, page 79

bleeding edge meaning in Tamil

bleeding edge in Tamil

ஊறுசெய் விளிம்பு

Forms of bleeding edge

pluralbleeding edges
alternative formbleeding-edge

Origin of bleeding edge

Blend of bleed + leading edge, and metaphorically alluding to the cutting edge (“forefront or position of greatest advancement in some field”) as a double-edged sword.

Words formed from bleeding edge

Questions about bleeding edge

What does bleeding edge mean?
Bleeding edge means the situation produced when the image extends beyond the nominal margin.
What is bleeding edge in Tamil?
Bleeding edge in Tamil is ஊறுசெய் விளிம்பு. See Bleeding edge meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bleeding edge?
Bleeding edge is a noun.
How do you pronounce bleeding edge?
Bleeding edge is pronounced /ˈbliː.dɪŋ ɛd͡ʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of bleeding edge?
The plural of bleeding edge is bleeding edges.

Words near bleeding edge in the dictionary

  1. bleedier
  2. bleediest
  3. bleedin'
  4. bleeding
  5. bleeding dry
  6. bleeding edge
  7. bleeding edges
  8. bleeding for
  9. bleeding heart
  10. bleeding hearts
  11. bleeding heck

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bleeding edge (page history and authors); bleeding edge (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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