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self-killing

self-killing is the present participle and gerund of self-kill.

Meaning of self-kill

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To kill oneself; commit suicide.
    • As his self-killing would not have been murder, his acts done in order to self-kill are not an attempt to murder.1904, Dickinson School of Law, Penn State law review

Noun

self-killing (countable and uncountable, plural self-killings)

  1. The killing of oneself; suicide.

Forms of self-killing

pluralself-killings

Origin of self-killing

From self-kill + -ing.

From self- + killing.

Questions about self-killing

What does self-killing mean?
Self-killing means the killing of oneself; suicide.
What is self-killing the present participle and gerund of?
Self-killing is the present participle and gerund of self-kill.
What part of speech is self-killing?
Self-killing is a noun.
What is the plural of self-killing?
The plural of self-killing is self-killings.

Words near self-killing in the dictionary

  1. self-justifying
  2. self-kill
  3. self-killed
  4. self-killer
  5. self-killers
  6. self-killing
  7. self-killings
  8. self-kills
  9. self-knowing
  10. self-knowledge
  11. self-knowledgeable

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