killing

1 of 2

noun

kill·ing ˈki-liŋ How to pronounce killing (audio)

: the act of one that kills

: kill sense 2a

: a sudden notable gain or profit

made a killing in the stock market

killing

2 of 2

adjective

: that kills or relates to killing

: highly amusing

: extremely difficult to deal with

the suspense is killing

also : calling for great strength, stamina, or endurance

a killing schedule

killingly

ˈki-liŋ-lē How to pronounce killing (audio)

adverb

Example Sentences

Noun The oil spill is responsible for the killing of thousands of birds. Adjective he's usually quiet, but occasionally unleashes some killing remark that cracks everyone up a killing schedule that requires the touring company to play in a different city every night

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The operation lasted around 20 years and allegedly led to the killing of two of the three surviving terrorists.

CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 Pierce County authorities arrested Davies and another minor, Justin Yoon, in connection to the killing of a 51-year-old man on the 21700 block of 190th Street East in Orting, the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post.

Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2022 Justin Yoon, 16, is also facing the same charges in relation to the killing.

Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 Robert Bowers, who has been indicted on more than 60 counts related to the killing of 11 people, posted on Gab for years.

Erin Cox, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 The country’s crown prince, according to US intelligence officials, authorized the plan that led to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Documents filed Friday by the U.S. attorney for New Mexico allege that Shaheen Syed, a son of Muhammad Syed, may be connected to the killing of Naeem Hussain, 25, on Aug. 5 and the slaying of Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, on Nov. 7.

Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2022 The bureau has allowed the teams to spend more time investigating a case before running out to respond to another killing.

oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2022 Investigators have very little information about what led up to the killing.

Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022

Adjective

The anti-trapping, anti-killing anything movement has also taken a toll.

John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2022 For the few pests that do show up, first spray with non-killing repellents such as garlic and garlic pepper tea.

Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 26 July 2021 And Morgan put an end to his non-killing ways by chopping off the head of his bounty-hunting pursuer — stealing his axe and hat in the process.

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2020 The killing spree began in the cottage community of Portapique where Mr. Wortman owned several properties.

New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020 The problem at hand is the novel coronavirus, and U.S. sanctions are aiding its killing spree in Iran.

Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2020 In 2014, his daughter, Alex, was at the University of California, Santa Barbara when a gunman on a killing spree fatally shot three women outside her sorority house.

James Barragán, Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2020 Keenan was the New York Police Department’s Chief of Detectives during the killing spree, which terrified the city in 1976 and 1977 as an unknown gunman stalked his victims with a .44 caliber handgun, killing six and wounding seven others.

Michael R. Sisak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2019 Police reports, witness statements and dispatch logs shared earlier have provided more detail about the confusion and heroism as the concert venue became a killing field.

Ken Ritter, Fox News, 13 June 2018 See More

killing 1 of 3

adjective

as in funny

causing or intended to cause laughter he's usually quiet, but occasionally unleashes some killing remark that cracks everyone up

Synonyms & Similar Words

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funny
screaming
comedic
humorous
entertaining
amusing
comic
ridiculous
hysterical
comical
hysteric
ludicrous
hilarious
riotous
laughable
droll
playful
risible
diverting
witty
farcical
antic
laughing
chucklesome
uproarious
humoristic
sidesplitting
slapstick
flip
merry
zany
mad
flippant
clownish
knockabout
snickery
rich
waggish
facetious
smart
gleeful
slapsticky
jolly
priceless
jocular
whimsical
pert
campy
jovial
jokey
mirthful
blithesome
jocose
wry
smart-aleck
smart-alecky
joky
jocund

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

serious
lame
affecting
moving
grave
earnest
humorless
sedate
severe
unamusing
unfunny
touching
tragic
solemn
unhumorous
uncomic
sombre
unsmiling
somber
sober
unhysterical
staid
weighty
poignant
sobersided
tragical
sad
tearful
sorrowful
mournful
woeful
no-nonsense
lachrymose

as in challenging

requiring much time, effort, or careful attention a killing schedule that requires the touring company to play in a different city every night

Synonyms & Similar Words

challenging
demanding
taxing
difficult
testing
tough
exacting
hard
burdensome
onerous
grueling
arduous
trying
laborious
formidable
gruelling
toilsome
oppressive
persnickety
strenuous
herculean
stiff
severe
stern
rough
rugged
rigorous
strict
stringent
rigid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

light
nondemanding
undemanding
easy
simple
effortless
unchallenging
smooth
facile

killing

2 of 3

noun

as in cleanup

Synonyms & Similar Words

cleanup
profit
windfall
payoff
gain
sales
bottom line
pay
earnings
wages
proceeds
net
gross
payment
compensation
revenue
lucre
income
salary
yield
interest
emolument
remittal
requital

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cost
loss
expense
charge
expenditure
disbursement
outlay
outgo

as in murder

Synonyms & Similar Words

murder
slaying
slaughter
massacre
bloodshed
manslaughter
homicide
carnage
destruction
death
bloodletting
annihilation
mortality
bloodbath
holocaust
extermination
butchery
demolishing
foul play
genocide
eradication
assassination
execution
devastation
decimation
pogrom

killing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of kill

as in destroying

to deprive of life during the war more soldiers were killed by disease than anything else

Synonyms & Similar Words

destroying
slaying
murdering
slaughtering
dispatching
taking
assassinating
claiming
felling
neutralizing
massacring
wasting
carrying off
executing
getting
croaking
butchering
doing for
finishing
annihilating
doing in
snuffing
decimating
offing
whacking
smiting
martyring
mowing
terminating
cutting down
euthanizing
killing off
doing away with
making away with
taking out
rubbing out
scragging
icing
knocking off
blotting out
putting away
bumping off
suiciding
euthanatizing
putting down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

raising
reviving
restoring
animating
resurrecting
resuscitating
nurturing

as in dismissing

to reject by or as if by a vote the Senate killed the bill by a single vote

Synonyms & Similar Words

dismissing
downing
refusing
vetoing
declining
disallowing
disapproving
shooting down
nixing
blackballing
negativing
blacklisting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

confirming
passing
approving
allowing
supporting
admitting
sanctioning
ratifying
electing
assenting (to)

as in deleting

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it

Synonyms & Similar Words

deleting
removing
erasing
canceling
censoring
eradicating
cancelling
obliterating
suppressing
deleing
eliding
excising
expunging
clipping
effacing
blue-penciling
wiping out
stroking (out)
crossing (out)
silencing
scratching (out)
editing (out)
blotting out
striking (out)
shortening
cutting
x-ing (out)
bleeping
laundering
expurgating
rubbing out
bowdlerizing
x'ing (out)
redacting
cropping
repressing
blipping
abbreviating
blacking out
rooting (out)
red-penciling
cleaning (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stetting

as in wearing

to use up all the physical energy of the long hike up the mountain just about killed us

Synonyms & Similar Words

wearing
exhausting
draining
tiring
harassing
wasting
breaking
busting
weakening
knocking out
burning out
wearing out
outwearing
washing out
fagging
wearying
fatiguing
sapping
doing in
doing up
debilitating
enfeebling
wearing to a frazzle
frazzling
tuckering (out)
enervating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

strengthening
activating
energizing
resting
invigorating
rejuvenating
relaxing
unwinding
vitalizing

as in seducing

to attract or delight as if by magic with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies

Synonyms & Similar Words

seducing
fascinating
luring
enticing
delighting
enchanting
charming
magnetizing
captivating
interesting
bewitching
drawing
pulling
tempting
disarming
pleasing
alluring
intriguing
wiling
beguiling
arresting
witching
wooing
gratifying
inviting
entrancing
courting
enthralling
enrapturing
soliciting
beckoning
appealing (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

offending
repelling
revolting
disgusting
annoying
boring
displeasing
irking
tiring
wearying

as in deactivating

to cause to stop functioning kill the engine before it overheats

Synonyms & Similar Words

deactivating
braking
dismantling
sticking
shutting off
arresting
stalling
halting
jamming
turning off
mothballing
chocking
phasing out
cutting off
flicking (off)
drawing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

driving
triggering
moving
running
starting
activating
firing
charging
pushing
sparking
generating
propelling
fueling
actuating
discharging
energizing
powering
turning on
switching
launching
releasing
cranking (up)
tripping
touching off
fuelling
electrifying
setting off
recharging
reactivating

单词	killing
释义	killing 1 of 2 noun kill·ing ˈki-liŋ 1 : the act of one that kills 2 : kill sense 2a 3 : a sudden notable gain or profit made a killing in the stock market killing 2 of 2 adjective 1 : that kills or relates to killing 2 : highly amusing 3 : extremely difficult to deal with the suspense is killing also : calling for great strength, stamina, or endurance a killing schedule killingly ˈki-liŋ-lē adverb Synonyms Adjective antic chucklesome comedic comic comical droll farcical funny hilarious humoristic humorous hysterical hysteric laughable ludicrous ridiculous riotous risible screaming sidesplitting uproarious See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The oil spill is responsible for the killing of thousands of birds. Adjective he's usually quiet, but occasionally unleashes some killing remark that cracks everyone up a killing schedule that requires the touring company to play in a different city every night Recent Examples on the Web Noun The operation lasted around 20 years and allegedly led to the killing of two of the three surviving terrorists. CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 Pierce County authorities arrested Davies and another minor, Justin Yoon, in connection to the killing of a 51-year-old man on the 21700 block of 190th Street East in Orting, the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2022 Justin Yoon, 16, is also facing the same charges in relation to the killing. Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 Robert Bowers, who has been indicted on more than 60 counts related to the killing of 11 people, posted on Gab for years. Erin Cox, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 The country’s crown prince, according to US intelligence officials, authorized the plan that led to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Documents filed Friday by the U.S. attorney for New Mexico allege that Shaheen Syed, a son of Muhammad Syed, may be connected to the killing of Naeem Hussain, 25, on Aug. 5 and the slaying of Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, on Nov. 7. Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2022 The bureau has allowed the teams to spend more time investigating a case before running out to respond to another killing. oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2022 Investigators have very little information about what led up to the killing. Carol Robinson \| Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022 Adjective The anti-trapping, anti-killing anything movement has also taken a toll. John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2022 For the few pests that do show up, first spray with non-killing repellents such as garlic and garlic pepper tea. Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 26 July 2021 And Morgan put an end to his non-killing ways by chopping off the head of his bounty-hunting pursuer — stealing his axe and hat in the process. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2020 The killing spree began in the cottage community of Portapique where Mr. Wortman owned several properties. New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020 The problem at hand is the novel coronavirus, and U.S. sanctions are aiding its killing spree in Iran. Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2020 In 2014, his daughter, Alex, was at the University of California, Santa Barbara when a gunman on a killing spree fatally shot three women outside her sorority house. James Barragán, Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2020 Keenan was the New York Police Department’s Chief of Detectives during the killing spree, which terrified the city in 1976 and 1977 as an unknown gunman stalked his victims with a .44 caliber handgun, killing six and wounding seven others. Michael R. Sisak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2019 Police reports, witness statements and dispatch logs shared earlier have provided more detail about the confusion and heroism as the concert venue became a killing field. Ken Ritter, Fox News, 13 June 2018 See More Word History First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing killing killing field honor killing mercy killing the suspense is killing me killing field honor killing mercy killing the suspense is killing me killing 1 of 3 adjective 1 as in funny causing or intended to cause laughter he's usually quiet, but occasionally unleashes some killing remark that cracks everyone up Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance funny screaming comedic humorous entertaining amusing comic ridiculous hysterical comical hysteric ludicrous hilarious riotous laughable droll playful risible diverting witty farcical antic laughing chucklesome uproarious humoristic sidesplitting slapstick flip merry zany mad flippant clownish knockabout snickery rich waggish facetious smart gleeful slapsticky jolly priceless jocular whimsical pert campy jovial jokey mirthful blithesome jocose wry smart-aleck smart-alecky joky jocund Antonyms & Near Antonyms serious lame affecting moving grave earnest humorless sedate severe unamusing unfunny touching tragic solemn unhumorous uncomic sombre unsmiling somber sober unhysterical staid weighty poignant sobersided tragical sad tearful sorrowful mournful woeful no-nonsense lachrymose See More 2 as in challenging requiring much time, effort, or careful attention a killing schedule that requires the touring company to play in a different city every night Synonyms & Similar Words challenging demanding taxing difficult testing tough exacting hard burdensome onerous grueling arduous trying laborious formidable gruelling toilsome oppressive persnickety strenuous herculean stiff severe stern rough rugged rigorous strict stringent rigid Antonyms & Near Antonyms light nondemanding undemanding easy simple effortless unchallenging smooth facile See More killing 2 of 3 noun 1 as in cleanup Synonyms & Similar Words cleanup profit windfall payoff gain sales bottom line pay earnings wages proceeds net gross payment compensation revenue lucre income salary yield interest emolument remittal requital Antonyms & Near Antonyms cost loss expense charge expenditure disbursement outlay outgo See More 2 as in murder Synonyms & Similar Words murder slaying slaughter massacre bloodshed manslaughter homicide carnage destruction death bloodletting annihilation mortality bloodbath holocaust extermination butchery demolishing foul play genocide eradication assassination execution devastation decimation pogrom killing 3 of 3 verb present participle of kill 1 as in destroying to deprive of life during the war more soldiers were killed by disease than anything else Synonyms & Similar Words destroying slaying murdering slaughtering dispatching taking assassinating claiming felling neutralizing massacring wasting carrying off executing getting croaking butchering doing for finishing annihilating doing in snuffing decimating offing whacking smiting martyring mowing terminating cutting down euthanizing killing off doing away with making away with taking out rubbing out scragging icing knocking off blotting out putting away bumping off suiciding euthanatizing putting down Antonyms & Near Antonyms raising reviving restoring animating resurrecting resuscitating nurturing See More 2 as in dismissing to reject by or as if by a vote the Senate killed the bill by a single vote Synonyms & Similar Words dismissing downing refusing vetoing declining disallowing disapproving shooting down nixing blackballing negativing blacklisting Antonyms & Near Antonyms confirming passing approving allowing supporting admitting sanctioning ratifying electing assenting (to) See More 3 as in deleting to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it Synonyms & Similar Words deleting removing erasing canceling censoring eradicating cancelling obliterating suppressing deleing eliding excising expunging clipping effacing blue-penciling wiping out stroking (out) crossing (out) silencing scratching (out) editing (out) blotting out striking (out) shortening cutting x-ing (out) bleeping laundering expurgating rubbing out bowdlerizing x'ing (out) redacting cropping repressing blipping abbreviating blacking out rooting (out) red-penciling cleaning (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stetting 4 as in wearing to use up all the physical energy of the long hike up the mountain just about killed us Synonyms & Similar Words wearing exhausting draining tiring harassing wasting breaking busting weakening knocking out burning out wearing out outwearing washing out fagging wearying fatiguing sapping doing in doing up debilitating enfeebling wearing to a frazzle frazzling tuckering (out) enervating Antonyms & Near Antonyms strengthening activating energizing resting invigorating rejuvenating relaxing unwinding vitalizing See More 5 as in seducing to attract or delight as if by magic with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies Synonyms & Similar Words seducing fascinating luring enticing delighting enchanting charming magnetizing captivating interesting bewitching drawing pulling tempting disarming pleasing alluring intriguing wiling beguiling arresting witching wooing gratifying inviting entrancing courting enthralling enrapturing soliciting beckoning appealing (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms offending repelling revolting disgusting annoying boring displeasing irking tiring wearying See More 6 as in deactivating to cause to stop functioning kill the engine before it overheats Synonyms & Similar Words deactivating braking dismantling sticking shutting off arresting stalling halting jamming turning off mothballing chocking phasing out cutting off flicking (off) drawing up Antonyms & Near Antonyms driving triggering moving running starting activating firing charging pushing sparking generating propelling fueling actuating discharging energizing powering turning on switching launching releasing cranking (up) tripping touching off fuelling electrifying setting off recharging reactivating See More Phrases Containing killing mercy killing mercy killing
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