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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 Word Forms
- 쾱·Բ· adverb
- -쾱·Բ adjective
- ܲ·쾱·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Public reaction to Mr Thompson's killing has shed light on deep frustrations with privatised healthcare.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described the killing as a "terrorist attack", without providing further details, according to Russian Telegram channel Smotri.
In a place where killing seems omnipresent, the all-too-ordinary death of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88, may have passed with little more than a moment’s thought for some.
The details of the killing are tragic, but don't seem mysterious.
That earthquake was felt some 1,000km away in Bangkok, where a building collapsed at a construction site, killing dozens.
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