The meaning of KILLING is the act of one that kills. How to use killing in a sentence.

1. 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

6 days ago · Man charged in NJ bow-and-arrow killing that led to standoff, burned-down home After barricading himself overnight, the man allegedly came out of the home "armed with …

Kill is the general word, with no implication of the manner of killing, the agent or cause, or the nature of what is killed (whether human being, animal, or plant): to kill a person.

Definition of killing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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.

assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives.

Synonyms for KILLING: funny, comedic, humorous, screaming, comic, entertaining, amusing, ridiculous; Antonyms of KILLING: serious, lame, earnest, humorless, grave, severe, moving, …