kill|ing

kill|ing
kill|ing «KIHL ihng», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. deadly; destructive; fatal: »

a killing frost.

SYNONYM(S): lethal, mortal.
2. overpowering; exhausting: »

to work at a killing pace.

3. Informal, Figurative. extremely funny.
–n.
2. all the game brought down in a hunt; the total kill.
3. Informal. a sudden great financial success: »

to make a killing in stocks.

kill´ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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