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/ˈblʌdˌsʌkɪŋ/ · adjective
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person..
Bedbugs win neither praise for their sophisticated technique, nor very much respect for the fact that they don’t carry diseases, as most bloodsucking human ectoparasites do.
Economic blood-sucking of the Indian peoples, who are forced to pay immense sums of money to sustain rich Indian Civil Servants
Use blood sucking when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Blood sucking means (of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person..
Common synonyms include dependent, bloody, parasitical, parasitic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Bedbugs win neither praise for their sophisticated technique, nor very much respect for the fact that they don’t carry diseases, as most bloodsucking human ectoparasites do.
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