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   killing

   /ˈkɪlɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. an act of causing death, especially deliberately: "the community was shocked by the brutal killings"

   adjective

   • 1. causing death: "a killing disease" Similar deadlylethalfatalmortaldeath-dealingcausing deathlife-threateningfinaldestructivedangerousmurderoushomicidalliterary:deathly
   • 2. exhausting or unbearable: informal "a killing schedule" Similar exhaustinggruellingpunishingtaxingdrainingwearingprostratingsappingcrushingtiringfatiguingdebilitatingenervatingarduoustoughdemandingonerousstrenuousrigorousrelentlessunsparinggrindingformidableinformal:murderousback-breakingknackeringunbearableintolerableunendurablenot to be bornemore than one can bearmore than flesh and blood can standinsupportableimpossiblecruelheartbreakingpainfulexcruciatingagonizinggrievous
   • ▪ extremely funny. dated Similar hilarioushysterically funnyoutrageously funnytoo funny for wordsuproariousriotouscomiccomicalchucklesomeamusinglaughableabsurdludicrousoutrageousinformal:pricelessside-splittinga screama hootrib-ticklingkillingly funnyscreamingly funny

   Derivatives

   • 1. killingly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishKILL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If a person, animal, or other living thing is killed, something or someone causes them to die. More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces. [be VERB -ed] He had attempted to kill himself on several occasions. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Cattle should be killed cleanly and humanely.

   • American

     kill is the general word, with no implication of the manner...

   • Move in for The Kill/Close in for The Kill

     If you move in for the kill or if you close in for the kill,...

   • Kill Fee

     KILL FEE definition: a fee paid to a freelance writer for...

   • To Be Killed Outright

     If someone is killed outright, they die immediately, for...

   • Kill Off

     1. → kill [sense 3] 2. If you say that a group or an amount...

   • Kill a Well

     KILL A WELL definition: To kill a well is to stop it from...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › killKill Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of KILL is to deprive of life : cause the death of. How to use kill in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Kill.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryKILL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   kill verb (FINISH) C2 [ T ] to stop or destroy a relationship, activity, or experience: Lack of romance can kill a marriage. They gave her some pills to kill the pain. Kill your speed. [ T ] mainly US informal (also kill off) to drink all of something: We killed off two six-packs watching the game.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › killingKILLING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   KILLING meaning: 1. an occasion when a person is murdered: 2. making you feel extremely tired: 3. extremely funny: . Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › killKill - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   To kill is to end the life of some living being or something else. So, you could kill a deer by shooting it with a hunting rifle or kill a bill by voting against it. Hunters kill animals for their meat, and drivers sometimes kill an animal accidentally, or inadvertently kill a plant, simply by forgetting to water it.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › killKILL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   verb (used with object) to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: assassinate, garrote, strangle, guillotine, behead, electrocute, hang, butcher, massacre, slaughter. to destroy; extinguish; do away with: His response killed our hopes.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › killingKILLING | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   KILLING definition: 1. a murder, or when someone or something is killed: 2. to make a lot of money very quickly. Learn more.