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killing

[kil-ing]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that kills.

  2. the total game killed on a hunt.

  3. 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

  1. fatal; deadly.

    Tuberculosis was a killing disease well into the 20th century, and society found itself with few remedies.

  2. exhausting.

    An ever-expanding workload is imperceptible at first, but eventually we're operating at a killing pace.

  3. Informal.irresistibly funny.

  4. Slang.very attractive or fascinating.

    The actress is known for her outstanding beauty and killing smile.

killing

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. informalvery tiring; exhausting

    a killing pace

  2. informalextremely funny; hilarious

  3. causing death; fatal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of causing death; slaying

  2. informala sudden stroke of success, usually financial, as in speculations on the stock market (esp in the phrase make a killing )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • killingly adverb
  • self-killing adjective
  • unkilling adjective
  • ˈ쾱Բ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of killing1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English killing(e), kyllyng(e) (gerund); kill 1, -ing 1, -ing 2
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There was no training on the Geneva Convention, to which Russia and Ukraine are both signatories, and which prohibits the killing of people who have surrendered or no longer pose a threat.

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"When people are still missing, how can they possibly complete the DNA process by tomorrow? What if my niece's remains have not even been found? The wait is killing us," he said.

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Before the killing, President Emmanuel Macron had angered the right by saying they were too obsessed with crime, and not sufficiently interested in other issues like the environment.

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Israel may calculate that the attacks and killings could unsettle the regime and open the way for a popular uprising.

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Israel struck dozens of targets, including nuclear facilities, military sites and private residences, across Iran on Friday, killing a number of senior military commanders in what it called "Operation Rising Lion".

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