KILLING definition: the act of a person or thing that kills. See examples of killing used in a sentence.

Killing, a series of historical nonfiction books by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard "Killings" (short story), a short story by Andre Dubus The Killing (novel), a CHERUB series installment by …

adjective 1. informal very tiring; exhausting a killing pace 2. informal extremely funny; hilarious

Kill is the general word, with no implication of the manner of killing, the agent or cause, or the nature of what is killed (whether human being, animal, or plant): to kill a person.

Jan 2, 2015 · The meaning of KILLING is the act of one that kills. How to use killing in a sentence.

Definition of killing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

He was convicted of her killing. They are accused of terrible killings. Police are investigating the killings. The community is stunned by the killing. These brutal killings must be avenged.

Dec 28, 2025 · killing (comparative more killing, superlative most killing) That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.

Most societies consider murder to be an extremely serious crime, and thus believe that a person convicted of murder should receive harsh punishments for the purposes of retribution, …

assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives.