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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
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
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
- ˈ쾱Բ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- 쾱·Բ· adverb
- -쾱·Բ adjective
- ܲ·쾱·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
As the news of the killings spread last week, Kashmiris poured onto the streets, holding candlelight vigils and protest marches.
The killing of a 13-year-old boy and criminal charges against his trusted soccer coach have profoundly shaken this Latin American immigrant community in Los Angeles.
Catching and killing prey is not expected to be a problem.
Authorities appealed to the public Thursday for leads in the unsolved 2024 killing of a 21-year-old woman who was gunned down in a South Los Angeles alley.
Other armed factions loosely affiliated to the new authorities also became involved and carried out revenge killings against local Alawites.
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