killing

[US]/'kɪlɪŋ/
[UK]/'kɪlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. aiheuttava tai päättyvä jonkun kuolemaan; lumoava; uuvuttava
n. jonkun kuoleman aiheuttaminen; teurastus; saalis
v. aiheuttaa kuolema; kuluttaa loppuun; tuhota.
Word Forms
Pluralkillings
Present Participlekilling

Phrases & Collocations

killing spree

tappokierre

killing time

ajan viettämistä

mercy killing

surmaaminen myötätunnolla

make a killing

tehdä suuri voitto

Example Sentences

killing two birds with one stone

kaksi lintua yhdellä iskulla

Real-world Examples

It was a--a nasty killing, wasn't it?

Source: 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I'm sorry, the suspense is slightly killing me now.

Source: Deadly Women

I saw the killings. I saw the displacement.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

And the sunrise is just killing it.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2021 Collection

We can also say he made a killing!

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

The song explores police killings of Black Americans.

Source: VOA Special March 2021 Collection

Soldiers and others were raping and killing people.

Source: This month VOA Special English

But the preposition " about" is just killing me.

Source: VOA Special December 2022 Collection

But deep inside this unfairness was killing me.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

Me, 'cause it's killing me.Okay. The waiting is killing me.

Source: The Ellen Show

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