killing
[ kil-ing ]
/ ˈkɪl ɪŋ /
noun
the act of a person or thing that kill.
the total game killed on a hunt.
a quick and unusually large profit or financial gain: a killing in the stock market.
adjective
that kills.
exhausting: a killing pace.
Informal.
irresistibly funny.
OTHER WORDS FROM killing
kill·ing·ly, adverb self-kill·ing, adjective un·kill·ing, adjectiveWords nearby killing
killick,
killickinnic,
killiecrankie,
killifish,
killikinick,
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killing frost,
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killy,
kilmarnock
Definition for killing (2 of 2)
Origin of kill
1
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English
cullen, killen “to strike, beat, kill,” Old English
cyllan (unattested); cognate with dialectal German
küllen (Westphalian). Cf.
quell
SYNONYMS FOR kill
1
slaughter,
massacre,
butcher;
hang,
electrocute,
behead,
guillotine,
strangle,
garrote;
assassinate.
synonym study for kill
1.
Kill,
execute,
murder all mean to deprive of life.
Kill is the general word, with no implication of the manner of killing, the agent or cause, or the nature of what is killed (whether human being, animal, or plant):
to kill a person.
Execute is used with reference to the putting to death of one in accordance with a legal sentence, no matter what the means are:
to execute a criminal.
Murder is used of killing a human being unlawfully:
He murdered him for his money.
OTHER WORDS FROM kill
kill·a·ble, adjective self-killed, adjective un·killed, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for killing
British Dictionary definitions for killing (1 of 3)
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 of killing
killingly, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for killing (2 of 3)
kill
1
/ (kɪl) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
Word Origin for kill
C13
cullen; perhaps related to Old English
cwellan to kill; compare German (Westphalian dialect)
küllen; see
quell
British Dictionary definitions for killing (3 of 3)
kill
2
/ (kɪl) /
noun
US
a channel, stream, or river (chiefly as part of place names)
Word Origin for kill
C17: from Middle Dutch
kille; compare Old Norse
kīll small bay, creek
Idioms and Phrases with killing
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