killing
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/
- present participle of kill#English|kill
- This work is killing me.
killing
- That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
- Devastatingly attractive.
- 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 5:
- He sprang to open the door for the ladies, when they retired, with the most killing grace ...
- 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 5:
- 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 from her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 471:
- Spanish: mortal
killing
- An instance of someone being killed.
- (informal, usually, as make a killing) A large amount of money.
- He made a killing on the stock market.
- French: meurtre
- German: Töten, Erlegen (hunters' jargon)
- Italian: uccisione, omicidio, assassinio
- Russian: уби́йство
- Spanish: asesinato
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