1. stopping or slowing the flow of blood or other liquid

1. serving to stop or slow the flow of blood or other liquid

Examples

• The medic was stanching the wound with gauze.
• She applied pressure, stanching the bleeding quickly.
• The stanching bandage helped control the flow of blood.
• He focused on stanching the leak in the pipe.
• The doctor used a stanching agent to stop the hemorrhage.
• They were stanching the flow of water from the broken dam.