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killing
[ kil-ing ]
noun
- the act of a person or thing that kills.
- the total game killed on a hunt.
- Informal. a quick and unusually large profit or financial gain:
We would all like to win the lottery or make a killing in the stock market.
adjective
Tuberculosis was a killing disease well into the 20th century, and society found itself with few remedies.
- exhausting:
An ever-expanding workload is imperceptible at first, but eventually we're operating at a killing pace.
- Informal. irresistibly funny.
- Slang. very attractive or fascinating:
The actress is known for her outstanding beauty and killing smile.
killing
/ ˈkɪlɪŋ /
adjective
- informal.very tiring; exhausting
a killing pace
- informal.extremely funny; hilarious
- causing death; fatal
noun
- the act of causing death; slaying
- informal.a sudden stroke of success, usually financial, as in speculations on the stock market (esp in the phrase make a killing )
Derived Forms
- ˈkillingly, adverb
Other Words From
- kill·ing·ly adverb
- self-kill·ing adjective
- un·kill·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
We asked the M23 for a response to the allegation that they carried out a mass killing in the neighbourhood.
From a legal standpoint, the Marine Mammal Protection Act prohibits the harassment, hunting, capturing or killing of sea lions and other marine mammals.
The trial heard how Ms Turner stayed near to Ramage's lover Jason Bell, 51, at the time of the killing.
South Africa's deployment was heavily criticised by the public and opposition following the killing of its soldiers.
In August that year, he led the team in sitting out a game to protest the police killing of another Black man, this time in Wisconsin.
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