Killing
Noun, Adjective
UK
/ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/
Definition
(n) : The act of causing death.
(adj) : Extremely hard or very funny.
(adj) : Extremely hard or very funny.
Example
"(n) : The killing shocked the village."
"(adj) : That climb was killing for my legs because I was very tired, but I still finished it."
"(adj) : Her killing joke made the whole group burst into laughter."
Explanation
Killing is the act of causing someone or something to die. For example, the police investigated the killing of the man. As an adjective, it can describe something extremely tiring or painful. For example, the long stairs were killing for her grandmother’s knees, meaning they hurt a lot but did not truly harm her. It can also mean very funny in informal speech, like her joke was killing, meaning it made everyone laugh.