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kills with kindness

kills with kindness is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kill with kindness.

Meaning of kill with kindness

Verb

kill with kindness (third-person singular simple present kills with kindness, present participle killing with kindness, simple past and past participle killed with kindness)

  1. (transitive) To pacify somebody by remaining goodhearted.
    • After all these years of experience I know that some customers just act bad. You know, like bratty kids. I try to kill them with kindness, I yes them to death. Sometimes it will work and they will give me respect. Other times it doesn't.2002, Mary Lizabeth Gatta, Juggling Food and Feelings: Emotional Balance in the Workplace, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 64

Questions about kills with kindness

What is kills with kindness the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Kills with kindness is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kill with kindness.

Words near kills with kindness in the dictionary

  1. kills the goose that lays the golden eggs
  2. kills the messenger
  3. kills time
  4. kills two birds with one shot
  5. kills two birds with one stone
  6. kills with kindness
  7. killscreen
  8. killscreens
  9. killshot
  10. killshots
  11. killsteal

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