killing
pronunciation
How to pronounce killing in British English:
UK [ˈkɪlɪŋ]
How to pronounce killing in American English:
US [ˈkɪlɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- an event that causes someone to die
- the act of terminating a life
- a very large profit
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- Adjective:
- very funny
Word Origin
- killing (adj.)
- mid-15c., present participle adjective from kill (v.). Meaning "very funny" is from 1844. As a noun, "large profit," 1886, American English slang.
Example
- 1. Killing a soldier removes one enemy from the fray .
- 2. Other skills : killing rattlesnakes on his texas ranch .
- 3. But then the killing and the torture began .
- 4. This is a killing machine , cold and inhuman .
- 5. His killing provoked a diplomatic crisis in the region .