killing

English

Etymology

From kill +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ

Verb

killing

  1. present participle of kill
    This work is killing me.

Adjective

killing (comparative more killing, superlative most killing)

  1. That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
  2. 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 ...
  3. 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.

Translations

Noun

killing (countable and uncountable, plural killings)

  1. An instance of someone being killed.
  2. (informal, usually as make a killing) A large amount of money.
    He made a killing on the stock market.

Derived terms
Terms derived from killing (noun)

Translations
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
Translations to be checked

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ketlingr, diminutive form of ketta (“cat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰiliŋ]
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /kilenɡ/, [ˈkʰileŋ]
  • Rhymes: -eŋ

Noun

killing c (singular definite killingen, plural indefinite killinger)

  1. kitten
  2. leveret

Inflection
Declension of killing
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative killing killingen killinger killingerne
genitive killings killingens killingers killingernes

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kiþlinger, from Old Norse kiðlingr, corresponding to kid (now fawn, before all baby animals) +‎ -ling (diminutive suffix).

Noun

killing c

  1. a kid (young goat)

Declension
Declension of killing 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative killing killingen killingar killingarna
Genitive killings killingens killingars killingarnas

See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.