English Online Dictionary. What means killing? What does killing mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English kyllyng; equivalent to kill + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ
Adjective
killing (comparative more killing, superlative most killing)
- That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
- (dated, idiomatic) Devastatingly attractive.
- (informal, idiomatic) That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
killing (countable and uncountable, plural killings)
- An instance of someone being killed.
- (informal, usually as make a killing) A large amount of money.
Verb
killing
- present participle and gerund of kill
Derived terms
Translations
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse ketlingr, diminutive form of ketta (“cat”). Cognate with Swedish källing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kilenɡ/, [ˈkʰileŋ]
Noun
killing c (singular definite killingen, plural indefinite killinger)
- kitten (young cat)
- leveret (young hare)
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse kiðlingr.
Noun
killing m (definite singular killingen, indefinite plural killinger, definite plural killingene)
- a goatling
Derived terms
- geitekilling
References
- “killing” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kiðlingr.
Noun
killing m (definite singular killingen, indefinite plural killingar, definite plural killingane)
- a goatling
Derived terms
- geitekilling
References
- “killing” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish kiþlinger, from Old Norse kiðlingr, corresponding to kid (now fawn, before all baby animals) + -ling (diminutive suffix).
Noun
killing c
- a kid (young goat)
Declension
See also
- källing