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Synonyms for killing
ˈkɪl ɪŋkilling

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  1. killing, violent deathnoun

    an event that causes someone to die

    Synonyms:
    putting to death, kill, violent death, cleanup

    Antonyms:
    unhumorous, humourless, humorless

  2. killing, kill, putting to deathnoun

    the act of terminating a life

    Synonyms:
    putting to death, kill, violent death, cleanup

    Antonyms:
    humourless, humorless, unhumorous

  3. killing, cleanupadjective

    a very large profit

    Synonyms:
    cleansing, cleanup, cleaning, putting to death, cleanup spot, kill, cleanup position, violent death

    Antonyms:
    unhumorous, humourless, humorless

  4. killing, sidesplittingadjective

    very funny

    "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics"

    Synonyms:
    sidesplitting

    Antonyms:
    humourless, humorless, unhumorous

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How to use killing in a sentence?

  1. Fernando Mateo:

    Jose Alba has our full support, new York City is in crisis and at this point we are just fed up with people robbing, looting, attacking, assaulting, killing our small business owners.

  2. Pastor Rodney McIntosh of Christ:

    I want to find our how you are going to twist this one to make it seem as though it's justified for you killing this lady in her house.

  3. Steven Alter:

    I resolutely deny any connection between the killing and Russian officialdom. everything further that Russian President Vladimir Putins spokesman can read in media reports is, in my evaluation and in the evaluation of Germanys Interior Ministry, speculation at the moment.

  4. Toby Lanzer:

    Military operations in Unity and Upper Nile states over the past three days in particular have again devastated countless lives, eyewitness accounts report targeted rape and killing of civilians, including children.

  5. Matt Nelsen:

    We share a lot of biochemical similarities, and so when we are trying to kill off the fungus, we need to be careful that we’re not also killing ourselves.


Translations for killing

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  • Erlegen, TötenGerman
  • mortigoEsperanto
  • tappaminen, jättisumma, tappava, jättipotti, tyrmääväFinnish
  • meurtreFrench
  • 殺すJapanese
  • убийство, убиение, [[лишение]] [[жизнь, убой, умерщвлениеRussian
  • touwaedje, moudeWalloon

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