English

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.
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) A large amount of money.

   He made a killing on the stock market.

Derived terms

Translations

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kilenɡ/, [ˈkʰileŋ]

Noun

killing c (singular definite killingen, plural indefinite killinger)

1. kitten
2. leveret

Inflection

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

See also

• källing