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staunching
vb. (present participle of staunch English)
Usage examples of "staunching".
Within moments, two customers had torn tea towels into strips and were staunching his wound.
Flick was still staunching the flow of blood, but it seemed to be easing.
She felt strangely guilty when she turned back to the elf, who was staunching the wound with his shirt while Jennantar watched sourly.
When they reached the scene, they found that Whell and Rusa had pulled feathers from their breasts to try staunching the wound.