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killing

(kɪlɪŋ)
Word forms: plural killings
1. countable noun
A killing is an act of deliberately killing a person.
This is a brutal killing.
Synonyms: murder, massacre, slaughter, execution More Synonyms of killing
2. 
See make a killing
More Synonyms of killing

killing in British English

(ˈkɪlɪŋ)
adjective
1.  informal
very tiring; exhausting
a killing pace
2.  informal
extremely funny; hilarious
3. 
causing death; fatal
noun
4. 
the act of causing death; slaying
5.  informal
a sudden stroke of success, usually financial, as in speculations on the stock market (esp in the phrase make a killing)
Derived forms
killingly (ˈkillingly)
adverb

killing in American English

(ˈkɪlɪŋ)
adjective
1. 
causing, or able to cause, death; destructive; deadly
2. 
exhausting; fatiguing
3.  Informal
very funny or comical
noun
4. 
the act or an instance of murder, destruction, etc.
5.  US, Informal
a sudden, great profit or success
to make a killing in the stock market
Derived forms
killingly (ˈkillingly)
adverb

More idioms containing
killing

make a killing

Examples of 'killing' in a sentence
killing

Her life is in pieces since she survived a murder attempt by her own father in an honour killing.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
A further tranche of allegations that include unlawful killing or mistreatment will be closed within weeks.
The Sun (2016)
Did I make a killing!
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The death and the killing was wrong.
The Sun (2015)
The thought of honour killings entered my mind.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Remember that you are buying a home rather than trying to make a killing.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The coroner recorded verdicts of unlawful killing.
The Sun (2009)
The killing was condemned by politicians and the media.
Salkie, Raphael The Chomsky Update - Linguistics and Politics (1990)
She recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Politicians from all parties have condemned the killing.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In the majority of cases a coroner has passed a verdict of unlawful killing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He has refused to condemn the killing.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
If you make a financial killing, what dies?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Yes, honour killings are unspeakably horrible but we can only tackle it by speaking up.
The Sun (2009)
They were also widely seen as a means to calm public anger over the pilot's brutal killing.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Hedge fund managers who expected to make a killing on the takeover have instead found themselves nursing hundreds of millions of pounds of losses.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They also found his iPhone diary detailing his jealous thoughts in the days leading up to the brutal killing.
The Sun (2011)
The Wiltshire coroner recorded a verdict of unlawful killing after his death last November.
The Sun (2009)

All related terms of 'killing'

kill
If a person, animal, or other living thing is killed , something or someone causes them to die .
giant-killing
In sport, when a weaker team or competitor beats a much stronger, well-known team or competitor, their success is sometimes called a giant-killing .
killing spree
a series of murders that are committed
mercy killing
A mercy killing is an act of killing someone who is very ill , in order to stop them suffering any more pain .
honour killing
a murder committed by a male on a female relative considered to have brought dishonour to the family, usually through sexual activity forbidden by religion or tradition
killing fields
a place where a lot of people have died, usually as a result of war or civil unrest
serial killing
multiple killings or murders carried out by the same person or persons
contract killing
a murder carried out in fulfilment of a contract
corporate killing
the death of someone caused by an act of corporate negligence
exhibition killing
the murder of a hostage by terrorists , filmed for broadcasting on television or the internet
make a killing
If you make a killing , you make a large profit very quickly and easily .
necklace killing
an instance in which someone is killed by a burning tyre that has been placed around his or her neck .
unlawful killing
Unlawful killing is used to refer to crimes which involve one person killing another.
kill off
If you say that a group or an amount of something has been killed off , you mean that all of them or all of it have been killed or destroyed .
lady-killer
If you refer to a man as a lady-killer , you mean that you think he is very successful at attracting women but quickly leaves them.

Chinese translation of 'killing'

killing

(ˈkɪlɪŋ)

n (c)

  1. 谋(謀)杀(殺) (móushā)
    to make a killing (inf) 发(發)大财(財) (fā dà cái)

kill

(kɪl)

vt

  1. [person, animal, plant] 致死 (zhìsǐ)
    ⇒ Her mother was killed in a car crash. 她母亲死于车祸。 (Tā mǔqīn sǐ yú chēhuò.)
  2. (= murder) 谋(謀)杀(殺) (móushā)
    ⇒ She killed him with a hammer. 她用锤子杀死了他。 (Tā yòng chuízi shāsǐle tā.)
  3. (fig) [rumour, hope, idea] 扼杀(殺) (èshā)
  4. (inf) [lights, motor] 关(關)掉 (guāndiào)
  5. [pain] 止痛 (zhǐtòng)
    ⇒ I'll give you something to kill the pain. 我给你点止痛的药。 (Wǒ gěi nǐ diǎn zhǐtòng de yào.)

n (s)

  1. (= after hunt) 捕杀(殺) (bǔshā)
    my back's killing me (inf) 我的背疼死了 (wǒ de bèi téng sǐ le)
    to kill time 消磨时(時)间(間) (xiāomó shíjiān)
    he certainly hasn't been killing himself (inf, fig) 他肯定没(沒)有竭尽(盡)全力 (tā kěndìng méiyǒu jiéjìn quánlì)
    to kill o.s. (laughing or with laughter) (inf, fig) 笑得前仰后(後)合 (xiào de qián yǎng hòu hé)
    to go or move in for the kill (fig) 出致命的一击(擊) (chū zhìmìng de yī jī)
有几个词和 kill 语意相近。murder 是蓄意谋杀。assassinate 是指出于政治目的而暗杀某重要人物。slaughter 和massacre 表示大屠杀， slaughter 还可以指宰杀动物用以食用。

Nearby words of
killing

  • kill off
  • killed/missing/wounded in action
  • killer
  • killing
  • kiln
  • kilo
  • kilobyte

All related terms of 'killing'

kill
( person, animal, plant ) 致死 zhìsǐ ⇒ Her mother was killed in a car crash. → 她母亲死于车祸。 Tā mǔqīn sǐ yú chēhuò.
my back's killing me
( inf ) 我的背疼死了 wǒ de bèi téng sǐ le
to make a killing
( inf ) 发(發)大财(財) fā dà cái
kill off
( bacteria, species ) 灭(滅)绝(絕) mièjué
he certainly hasn't been killing himself
( inf : fig ) 他肯定没(沒)有竭尽(盡)全力 tā kěndìng méiyǒu jiéjìn quánlì
(noun) 
Definition
the act of causing death
This is a brutal killing.
Synonyms
murder
The three accused are charged with attempted murder.
massacre
She lost her mother in the massacre.
slaughter
The annual slaughter of wildlife is horrific.
execution
He was sentenced to execution.
dispatch
manslaughter
elimination
slaying
a trail of motiveless slayings
homicide
The police arrived at the scene of the homicide.
bloodshed
an end to bloodshed and to the economic chaos
carnage
Their peaceful protest ended in carnage.
fatality
liquidation
extermination
the extermination of thousands of innocent people
annihilation
Political leaders fear the annihilation of their people.
eradication
We are dedicated to the total eradiction of inequality.
butchery
War is simply a legalised form of butchery.
1 (adjective) 
Definition
very tiring
(informal) 
He covered the last 300 metres in around 41 seconds, a killing pace.
Synonyms
tiring
It had been a long and tiring day.
hard
Coping with three babies is very hard work.
testing
The most testing time is the early months of your return to work.
taxing
You won't be asked to do anything too taxing.
difficult
It is difficult to read the sign from here.
draining
exhausting
She had set herself an exhausting schedule.
punishing
his punishing work schedule
crippling
fatiguing
gruelling
The flight was more gruelling than I had expected.
sapping
debilitating
a debilitating illness
strenuous
Avoid strenuous exercise in the evening.
arduous
The task was more arduous than he had calculated.
laborious
Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task.
enervating
an appalling and enervating disease
backbreaking
2 (adjective) 
Definition
causing death
Diphtheria was a killing disease.
Synonyms
deadly
a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins
deathly
a deathly illness
dangerous
fatal
She had suffered a fatal heart attack.
destructive
the awesome destructive power of nuclear weapons
lethal
a lethal dose of sleeping pills
mortal
a mortal blow
murderous
a series of murderous attacks
death-dealing
3 (adjective) 
Definition
extremely funny
(informal) 
Synonyms
hilarious
He had a fund of hilarious tales.
amusing
He had a great sense of humour and could be very amusing.
absurd
They go to absurd lengths just to avoid paying a few pounds.
ludicrous
It's a completely ludicrous idea.
comical
The whole situation suddenly struck her as being comical.
uproarious
regaling the family with uproarious imitations of the local dialect

idiom

See make a killing

Additional synonyms

in the sense of absurd
Definition
obviously senseless or illogical
They go to absurd lengths just to avoid paying a few pounds.
Synonyms
ridiculous,
crazy (informal),
silly,
incredible,
outrageous,
foolish,
unbelievable,
daft (informal),
hilarious,
ludicrous,
meaningless,
unreasonable,
irrational,
senseless,
preposterous,
laughable,
funny,
stupid,
farcical,
illogical,
incongruous,
comical,
zany,
idiotic,
nonsensical,
inane,
dumb-ass (slang),
cockamamie (slang, US)
in the sense of amusing
He had a great sense of humour and could be very amusing.
Synonyms
funny,
humorous,
gratifying,
laughable,
farcical,
comical,
droll,
interesting,
pleasing,
charming,
cheering,
entertaining,
comic,
pleasant,
lively,
diverting,
delightful,
enjoyable,
cheerful,
witty,
merry,
gladdening,
facetious,
jocular,
rib-tickling,
waggish
in the sense of annihilation
Political leaders fear the annihilation of their people.
Synonyms
destruction,
wiping out,
abolition,
extinction,
extinguishing,
liquidation,
rooting out,
extermination,
eradication,
erasure,
obliteration,
nullification,
extirpation (formal)

Synonyms of 'killing'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of arduous
Definition
difficult to accomplish
The task was more arduous than he had calculated.
Synonyms
difficult,
trying,
hard,
tough,
tiring,
severe,
painful,
exhausting,
punishing,
harsh,
taxing,
heavy,
steep,
formidable,
fatiguing,
rigorous,
troublesome,
gruelling,
strenuous,
onerous,
laborious,
burdensome,
backbreaking,
toilsome (literary)
in the sense of bloodshed
Definition
slaughter
an end to bloodshed and to the economic chaos
Synonyms
killing,
murder,
massacre,
slaughter,
slaying,
carnage,
butchery,
blood-letting,
blood bath
in the sense of butchery
Definition
senseless slaughter
War is simply a legalised form of butchery.
Synonyms
slaughter,
killing,
murder,
massacre,
bloodshed,
carnage,
mass murder,
blood-letting,
blood bath
in the sense of carnage
Definition
extensive slaughter of people
Their peaceful protest ended in carnage.
Synonyms
slaughter,
murder,
massacre,
holocaust,
havoc,
bloodshed,
shambles,
mass murder,
butchery,
blood bath
in the sense of comical
Definition
causing amusement, often because of being ludicrous or ridiculous
The whole situation suddenly struck her as being comical.
Synonyms
funny,
entertaining,
comic,
silly,
amusing,
ridiculous,
diverting,
absurd,
hilarious,
ludicrous,
humorous,
priceless (informal),
laughable,
farcical,
whimsical,
zany,
droll,
risible (formal),
side-splitting
in the sense of deathly
Definition
deadly
a deathly illness
Synonyms
fatal,
terminal,
deadly,
terrible,
destructive,
lethal,
mortal,
malignant,
incurable,
pernicious (formal)
in the sense of debilitating
a debilitating illness
Synonyms
weakening,
tiring,
exhausting,
draining,
fatiguing,
wearing,
sapping,
incapacitating,
enervating,
enfeebling,
devitalizing
in the sense of destructive
Definition
causing or capable of causing harm, damage, or injury
the awesome destructive power of nuclear weapons
Synonyms
devastating,
fatal,
deadly,
lethal,
harmful,
damaging,
catastrophic,
detrimental,
hurtful,
pernicious (formal),
noxious,
ruinous,
calamitous,
cataclysmic,
baleful,
deleterious (formal),
injurious,
baneful,
maleficent
in the sense of difficult
Definition
not easy to do, understand, or solve
It is difficult to read the sign from here.
Synonyms
hard,
tough,
taxing,
demanding,
challenging,
painful,
exacting,
formidable,
uphill,
strenuous,
problematic,
arduous,
onerous,
laborious,
burdensome,
wearisome,
no picnic (informal),
toilsome,
like getting blood out of a stone
in the sense of enervating
an appalling and enervating disease
Synonyms
weakening,
tiring,
draining,
exhausting,
debilitating

Additional synonyms

in the sense of eradication
We are dedicated to the total eradiction of inequality.
Synonyms
wiping out,
abolition,
destruction,
elimination,
removal,
extinction,
extermination,
annihilation,
erasure,
obliteration,
effacement,
extirpation (formal),
expunction
in the sense of execution
Definition
the carrying out or undergoing of a sentence of death
He was sentenced to execution.
Synonyms
killing,
hanging,
the death penalty,
the rope,
capital punishment,
beheading,
the electric chair,
the guillotine,
the noose,
the scaffold,
electrocution,
decapitation,
the firing squad,
necktie party (informal)
in the sense of exhausting
She had set herself an exhausting schedule.
Synonyms
tiring,
hard,
testing,
taxing,
difficult,
draining,
punishing,
crippling,
fatiguing,
wearying,
gruelling,
sapping,
debilitating,
strenuous,
arduous,
laborious,
enervating,
backbreaking
in the sense of extermination
the extermination of thousands of innocent people
Synonyms
destruction,
murder,
massacre,
slaughter,
killing,
wiping out,
genocide,
elimination,
ethnic cleansing (euphemistic),
mass murder,
annihilation,
eradication,
extirpation (formal)
in the sense of fatal
Definition
resulting in death
She had suffered a fatal heart attack.
Synonyms
lethal,
deadly,
mortal,
causing death,
final,
killing,
terminal,
destructive,
malignant,
incurable,
pernicious (formal)
in the sense of gruelling
Definition
extremely severe or tiring
The flight was more gruelling than I had expected.
Synonyms
exhausting,
demanding,
difficult,
tiring,
trying,
hard,
taxing,
grinding,
severe,
crushing,
fierce,
punishing,
harsh,
stiff,
brutal,
fatiguing,
strenuous,
arduous,
laborious,
backbreaking
in the sense of hard
Definition
showing or requiring a lot of effort or application
Coping with three babies is very hard work.
Synonyms
exhausting,
tough,
exacting,
formidable,
fatiguing,
wearying,
rigorous,
uphill,
gruelling,
strenuous,
arduous,
laborious,
burdensome,
Herculean,
backbreaking,
toilsome
in the sense of homicide
Definition
the act of killing someone
The police arrived at the scene of the homicide.
Synonyms
murder,
killing,
manslaughter,
slaying,
bloodshed
in the sense of laborious
Definition
involving great exertion or prolonged effort
Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task.
Synonyms
hard,
difficult,
tiring,
exhausting,
wearing,
tough,
fatiguing,
uphill,
strenuous,
arduous,
tiresome,
onerous,
burdensome,
herculean,
wearisome,
backbreaking,
toilsome (literary)
in the sense of lethal
Definition
capable of causing death
a lethal dose of sleeping pills
Synonyms
deadly,
terminal,
fatal,
deathly,
dangerous,
devastating,
destructive,
mortal,
murderous,
poisonous,
toxic,
virulent,
pernicious (formal),
noxious,
baneful

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ludicrous
Definition
absurd or ridiculous
It's a completely ludicrous idea.
Synonyms
ridiculous,
crazy (informal),
absurd,
preposterous,
odd,
funny,
comic,
silly,
laughable,
farcical,
outlandish,
incongruous,
comical,
zany,
nonsensical,
droll,
burlesque,
cockamamie (slang, US)
in the sense of massacre
Definition
the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people
She lost her mother in the massacre.
Synonyms
slaughter,
killing,
murder,
holocaust,
carnage,
extermination,
annihilation,
butchery,
mass slaughter,
blood bath
in the sense of mortal
Definition
causing death
a mortal blow
Synonyms
fatal,
killing,
terminal,
deadly,
destructive,
lethal,
murderous,
death-dealing
in the sense of murderous
a series of murderous attacks
Synonyms
deadly,
savage,
brutal,
destructive,
fell (archaic),
bloody,
devastating,
cruel,
lethal,
withering,
ferocious,
cut-throat,
bloodthirsty,
barbarous,
internecine,
death-dealing,
sanguinary
in the sense of punishing
his punishing work schedule
Synonyms
hard,
taxing,
demanding,
grinding,
wearing,
tiring,
exhausting,
uphill,
gruelling,
strenuous,
arduous,
burdensome,
backbreaking
in the sense of slaughter
Definition
the savage killing of a person
The annual slaughter of wildlife is horrific.
Synonyms
slaying,
killing,
murder,
massacre,
holocaust,
bloodshed,
carnage,
liquidation,
extermination,
butchery,
blood bath
in the sense of slaying
a trail of motiveless slayings
Synonyms
killing,
murder,
massacre,
assassination,
manslaughter,
homicide,
bloodshed,
carnage,
butchery
in the sense of strenuous
Definition
requiring or involving the use of great energy or effort
Avoid strenuous exercise in the evening.
Synonyms
demanding,
hard,
tough,
exhausting,
taxing,
uphill,
arduous,
laborious,
Herculean,
tough going,
toilsome (literary),
unrelaxing
in the sense of taxing
You won't be asked to do anything too taxing.
Synonyms
demanding,
trying,
wearing,
heavy,
tough,
tiring,
punishing,
exacting,
stressful,
sapping,
onerous,
burdensome,
wearisome,
enervating
in the sense of testing
The most testing time is the early months of your return to work.
Synonyms
difficult,
trying,
demanding,
taxing,
challenging,
searching,
tough,
exacting,
formidable,
rigorous,
strenuous,
arduous

Additional synonyms

in the sense of uproarious
Definition
very funny
regaling the family with uproarious imitations of the local dialect
Synonyms
hilarious,
hysterical (informal),
very funny,
side-splitting,
killing (informal),
rip-roaring (informal),
convulsive (informal),
rib-tickling,
screamingly funny
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