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killing

/ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Killing means: very funny.

Synonyms for killing7

noun, as in the act of terminating a life

kill, putting to death

noun, as in an event that causes someone to die

violent death

noun, as in a very large profit

cleanup

adjective, as in very funny

sidesplitting, humorous, humourous

What does killing mean?4

adjective

1

very funny“a killing joke”

noun

1

the act of terminating a life

2

an event that causes someone to die

3

a very large profit

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with killing?12

three syllables

fulfillingunwilling
Show 40 near rhymes
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Killing in a sentence

  • Wolverines make up nature's clean-up crew, killing weak and sick animals.Chus
  • The tunnel could collapse, killing anybody inside it.Amastan
  • Which is worse, killing one person or letting five people die?nickyeow
  • In sweet music is such art, killing care and grief of heart.Hybrid
  • I've been walking around all day today, and my legs are killing me.DJ_Saidez
  • Ziri swiftly turned back and shot an arrow, finally killing the monster.Amastan
  • Ziri jumped on the antelope, stabbing its neck and killing it.Amastan
  • Flavio detonated the bomb, killing himself and the rest of the zombies.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of killing

as a noun

plural
killings