Definitions for killing
ˈkɪl ɪŋkilling

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. killing, violent death(noun)

   an event that causes someone to die

2. killing, kill, putting to death(noun)

   the act of terminating a life

3. killing, cleanup(adj)

   a very large profit

4. killing, sidesplitting(adj)

   very funny

   "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. killing(n.)

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

2. killing(n.)

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. killing(Noun)

   A large amount of money.

   He made a killing on the stock market.

2. killing(Adjective)

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

3. killing(Adjective)

   Devastatingly attractive.

4. killing(Adjective)

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Killing

   of Kill

2. Killing(adj)

   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

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. James Eagan Holmes:

   You get punished for killing.

2. Imran Qureshi:

   It was an act of targeted killing.

3. Jimmy St. Goddard:

   Killing these buffalo is shameful.

4. Abu Chiad:

   Killing them was like killing a chicken.

5. Richard Baum:

   The No. 1 drug killing Americans is fentanyl.

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