killing
ki ling
- n an event that causes someone to die
- n the act of terminating a life
- n a very large profit
- v cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
- v thwart the passage of
- v end or extinguish by forceful means
- v be fatal
- v be the source of great pain for
These new shoes are killing me! - v overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
The comedian was so funny, he was killing me! - v hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
- v hit with great force
- v deprive of life
- v cause the death of, without intention
- v drink down entirely
- v mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
- v tire out completely
The daily stress of her work is killing her - v cause to cease operating
- v destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
- s very funny
a killing joke
- The brutal slaying of Annie Le highlights the problem of jobsite brutality, though workplace killings are actually declining.
- EL SALVADORThe leftist offensive is not final, after all In the tiny, crowded killing ground that is El Salvador, 10,000 people died by violence last year.
- In the end, almost everyone is against killing doctors who practice abortion, though it is a little hard to understand why.