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

In the English language, terms for types of killing often end in the suffix -cide.

It was so funny - we were all killing ourselves. Here's something that will make you kill yourself laughing.

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

1. a general term for murder; the killing of another human being. 2. the murderer of another. — homicidal, adj. homicidomania

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.

Most societies consider murder to be an extremely serious crime, and thus believe that a person convicted of murder should receive harsh punishments for the purposes of retribution, deterrence, …

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.

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