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killin'

killin' is the alternative spelling of killing.

Meaning of killing

Adjective

killing (comparative more killing, superlative most killing)

  1. That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
  2. (dated, idiomatic) Devastatingly attractive.
    • Should true Proportion ev'ry Mortal grace, / And Semetry be seen in ev'ry Face: / Beauty no longer would be thought divine, / Nor would its Charms with half the Lustre shine: / No courtly Dame a killing Look could boast, / If once the Foils of Homeliness were lost.1756, Edward Ward, A Compleat and Humorous Account of All the Remarkable Clubs and Societies in the Cities of London and Westminster, page 134
  3. (idiomatic, informal) That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.
    • Livia found her ‘killing’, and derived such amusement from her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 471

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Killin' is the alternative spelling of killing.

Words near killin' in the dictionary

  1. killigrews
  2. killikinick
  3. killikinnick
  4. Killimicat
  5. Killin
  6. killin'
  7. Killiney
  8. killing
  9. killing bottle
  10. killing bottles
  11. killing box

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