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

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.

16 hours ago · Mexico latest: Tourists told to shelter in place after killing of cartel drug lord El Mencho sparks violence Suspected gang members react to death of notorious crime boss in Jalisco Sunday …

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

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

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.

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 their meat, and drivers …

Definition of killing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Kill is the general word, with no implication of the manner of killing, the agent or cause, or the nature of what is killed (whether human being, animal, or plant): to kill a person.