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

adjective 1. informal very tiring; exhausting a killing pace 2. informal extremely funny; hilarious

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 …

3 days ago · killing (comparative more killing, superlative most killing) That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.

3 days ago · To kill is to end the life of some living being or something else. So, you could kill a deer by shooting it with a hunting rifle or kill a bill by voting against it. Hunters kill animals for …

Dec 18, 2025 · The body of a man suspected in the killing of two students at Brown University and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor was found in a storage unit in New …

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.

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.