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Webster 1913 Edition


Killing

Kill′ing

,
Adj.
Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible.
Kill′ing-ly
,
adv.
Those eyes are made so
killing
.
Pope.
Nothing could be more
killingly
spoken.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Killing

KILL'ING

,
ppr.
Depriving of life; quelling.

Definition 2024


killing

killing

English

Verb

killing

  1. present participle of kill
    This work is killing me.

Adjective

killing (comparative more killing, superlative most killing)

  1. That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
  2. Devastatingly attractive.
  3. That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.
    • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 471:
      Livia found her ‘killing’, and derived such amusement from her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well.

Translations

Noun

killing (countable and uncountable, plural killings)

  1. An instance of someone being killed.
  2. (informal) A large amount of money.
    He made a killing on the stock market.

Derived terms

Translations


Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ketlingr, diminutive form of ketta (cat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kilenɡ/, [ˈkʰileŋ]

Noun

killing c (singular definite killingen, plural indefinite killinger)

  1. kitten
  2. leveret

Inflection


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kiþlinger, from Old Norse kiðlingr, corresponding to kid (now fawn, before all baby animals) + -ling (diminutive suffix).

Noun

killing c

  1. a kid (young goat)

Declension

Inflection of killing 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative killing killingen killingar killingarna
Genitive killings killingens killingars killingarnas

See also