Meaning

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

    уби́йственныйubíjstvennyj, смерте́льныйsmertélʹnyj

  2. (dated, idiomatic)Devastatingly attractive.

  3. (idiomatic, informal)That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.

    very funny

Examples

12 sentences
  1. These senseless killings will not go unpunished.

    ruЭти бессмысленные убийства не останутся безнаказанными. — marafon

  2. Sami was responsible for these two killings.

  3. Fadil bragged about the killings to his fellow inmates.

  4. Sami bragged about the killings to his fellow inmates.

  5. There have been a lot of mass killings under capitalist regimes.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
lethal, deadly, fatal:

Origin

From Middle English kyllyng; equivalent to kill + -ing.

From Middle English kyllyng; equivalent to kill + -ing.

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Forms

more killing, most killing
Comparativemore killing Lesson
Superlativemost killing Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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