Synonyms for bloodshot

Grammar : Adj

Spell : bluhd-shot

Phonetic Transcription : ˈblʌdˌʃɒt

bloody
red

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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