The meaning of KILLING is the act of one that kills. How to use killing in a sentence.
In the English language, terms for types of killing often end in the suffix -cide.
- a general term for murder; the killing of another human being. 2. the murderer of another. — homicidal, adj. homicidomania
adjective 1. informal very tiring; exhausting a killing pace 2. informal extremely funny; hilarious
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.
KILLING definition: the act of a person or thing that kills. See examples of killing used in a sentence.
Types of killing -cide, a suffix that refers to types of killing (see List of types of killing), such as: Homicide, one human killing another
Definition of killing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives.
