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- Dictionarykilling/ˈkɪlɪŋ/
noun
- 1. an act of causing death, especially deliberately: "the community was shocked by the brutal killings"
adjective
- 1. causing death: "a killing disease" Similar
- 2. exhausting or unbearable: informal "a killing schedule" Similar
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KILLING definition: 1. an occasion when a person is murdered: 2. making you feel extremely tired: 3. extremely funny: . Learn more.
The meaning of KILLING is the act of one that kills. How to use killing in a sentence.
KILL definition: 1. to cause someone or something to die: 2. to stop or destroy a relationship, activity, or…. Learn more.
1. a. : to deprive of life : cause the death of. a disease that has killed thousands. He threatened to kill them. b (1) : to slaughter (an animal) for food. (2) : to convert a food animal into (a kind of meat) by slaughtering. 2. a. : to put an end to. kill competition. a change that could kill our chances for success. b. : defeat, veto.
To murder someone means to kill them deliberately. Assassinate is used to talk about the murder of an important person, often for political reasons. If a large number of people are murdered, the words slaughter or massacre are sometimes used.
A killing is an act of deliberately killing a person. This is a brutal killing. Synonyms: murder , massacre , slaughter , execution More Synonyms of killing
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. fatal; deadly:
