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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
/ ˈ°ìɪ±ôɪŋ /
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
- ˈ°ì¾±±ô±ô¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ì¾±±ô±ô·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-°ì¾±±ô±ô·¾±²Ô²µ adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·°ì¾±±ô±ô·¾±²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
After all, who needs catharsis, hope or insight when these killings keep occurring?
The authors of the Communications Earth and Environment paper cite, for example, research showing hydrochloric acid emitted from solid rocket launches killing fish after it leached into nearby water.
A man who is suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend and her daughter in a drive-by shooting in Compton is on the run, and believed to be armed and dangerous, authorities said.
Violence flared up again in 2023 after Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages.
The head of the Toonerville gang in Atwater Village, he was suspected in nine killings, charged with six, and convicted of three.
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