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

Killing, a series of historical nonfiction books by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard "Killings" (short story), a short story by Andre Dubus The Killing (novel), a CHERUB series installment by Robert Muchamore …

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.

KILLING definition: the act of a person or thing that kills. See examples of killing used in a sentence.

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.

Dec 11, 2025 · killing (comparative more killing, superlative most killing) That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.

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

Omnicide, the act of killing all humans, to bring about the extinction of the human species (Latin: omni "all, everyone"). Xenocide, the genocide of an alien species. Often used in science fiction, such as in …