Definitions for Killing
ˈkɪl ɪŋkilling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. killing, violent deathnoun

   an event that causes someone to die

2. killing, kill, putting to deathnoun

   the act of terminating a life

3. killing, cleanupadjective

   a very large profit

4. killing, sidesplittingadjective

   very funny

   "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics"

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1. killingnoun

   The act or process of causing a living organism to die.

2. killingnoun

   An unusually large gain in a financial or business transaction or enterprise; as, she made a killing trading cattle futures.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. killingnoun

   A large amount of money.

   He made a killing on the stock market.

2. killingadjective

   That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.

3. killingadjective

   Devastatingly attractive.

4. killingadjective

   That makes one 'die' with laughter; very funny.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Killing

   of Kill

2. Killingadjective

   literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible

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1. Killing

   Killing is an Italian photo comic series featuring an eponymous character. The series was entitled Satanik in the French edition, Kiling in Argentina as well as being published in Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Germany and Venezuela. Sold as "Photostories for Adults", it ran for 62 issues starting in 1966, and was published by Ponzoni and editor Pietro Granelli with each episode directed by actor and singer Rosario Borelli. The character was also known as KiLiNK, the star of several unauthorized films shot in Turkey during the late 1960s and early 70s. The Argentinean series ran out of the Italian stories and began shooting new adventures that lasted until the 1980s. The series is currently being revived by American editor and comics creator Mort Todd, under the new title, Sadistik: The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal. The documentary about the character The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal directed by SS-Sunda had its US premiere at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, 2009 where it received Special Mention by the judges.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Killing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4541

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Killing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4765

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Killing' in Nouns Frequency: #2134

How to pronounce Killing?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Killing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Killing in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Killing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Killing in a Sentence

1. Matthew Hutchins:

   Watching him I just felt so angry, i was just so angry to see him talk about her death so publicly in such a detailed way and then to not accept any responsibility after having just described killing her.

2. Donald Trump:

   One of the first things I do, in terms of executive order if I win, will be to sign a strong, strong statement that will go out to the country -- out to the world -- that anybody killing a policeman, policewoman, a police officer -- anybody killing a police officer, the death penalty. It's going to happen, OK?

3. Chris Smith:

   The scenarios that we investigate in this study are really at the extreme optimistic end of what could be done without negative emissions or killing off power plants or cars before their time, while the solution we propose is technically possible, it still doesn't look particularly likely. However, I would claim that mapping it out is a good starting point, and consistent with the definition of an infrastructure commitment. It would be interesting to see if, or how, some of The Results change with perhaps more real-world assumptions.

4. Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine:

   If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.

5. Ayman Abdel Nour:

   In the beginning, she was not in favor of all this killing and mass atrocity, but after those emails were leaked about women in his entourage, we heard she wanted to leave with her children, but the Army did not permit them to go, then her father came and struck a deal that she starts playing an active first lady role in the government [and]in exchangeshe would support the president with her love and smile.

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