killing

English

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Etymology

From kill +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ

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 form her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well.

Noun

killing (plural killings)

1. (informal) A large amount of money.

   He made a killing on the stock market.

Derived terms

• killingly
• make a killing
• nonkilling
• targeted killing

Translations

a large amount of money

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Old English: cwalu f.

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Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kilenɡ/, [ˈkʰileŋ]

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Noun

killing c. (singular definite killingen, plural indefinite killinger)

1. kitten
2. leveret

Inflection

    Inflection of killing

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	killing	killingen	killinger	killingerne
genitive	killings	killingens	killingers	killingernes

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Swedish

Noun

killing c.

1. a kid (young goat)

Declension

Declension of killing

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	killing	killingen	killingar	killingarna
genitive	killings	killingens	killingars	killingarnas

See also

• källing