Definitions for killingˈkɪl ɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kill•ingˈkɪl ɪŋ(n.)
the act of a person or thing that kills.
the total game killed on a hunt.
a quick and unusually large profit or financial gain.
(adj.)fatal or destructive.
exhausting:
a killing pace.
Informal. irresistibly funny.
Category: Informal
Origin of killing:
1400–50
kill′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
killing, violent death(noun)
an event that causes someone to die
killing, kill, putting to death(noun)
the act of terminating a life
killing, cleanup(adj)
a very large profit
killing, sidesplitting(adj)
very funny
"a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
killing(noun)ˈkɪl ɪŋ
the act or process of causing sb to die
a brutal killing; the killing of seals
Wiktionary
killing(Noun)
A large amount of money.
He made a killing on the stock market.
killing(Adjective)
That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
killing(Adjective)
Devastatingly attractive.
killing(Adjective)
That makes one u2018dieu2019 with laughter; very funny.
Webster Dictionary
Killing(u)
of Kill
Killing(adj)
literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible
Translations for killing
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- katjieAfrikaans
- هُرَيْرَه، قُطَيْطَهArabic
- котенцеBulgarian
- gatinhoPortuguese (BR)
- kotěCzech
- das KätzchenGerman
- killingDanish
- γατάκιGreek
- gatitoSpanish
- kassipoegEstonian
- بچه گربهFarsi
- kissanpentuFinnish
- chatonFrench
- חֲתַלתוּלHebrew
- बिल्ली का बच्चाHindi
- mačićCroatian
- cicaHungarian
- anak kucingIndonesian
- kettlingurIcelandic
- gattinoItalian
- 子ネコJapanese
- 새끼 고양이Korean
- kačiukasLithuanian
- kaķēnsLatvian
- anak kucingMalay
- katjeDutch
- kattungeNorwegian
- kocięPolish
- پشك چوچهPersian
- دپيشوبچىPashto
- gatinhoPortuguese
- pisoiRomanian
- котёнокRussian
- mačiatkoSlovak
- muckaSlovenian
- mačeSerbian
- kattungeSwedish
- ลูกแมวThai
- kedi yavrusuTurkish
- 小貓Chinese (Trad.)
- кошеня, котеняUkrainian
- بلی کا بچہUrdu
- mèo conVietnamese
- 小猫Chinese (Simp.)
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