serial killing
serial killing is the present participle and gerund of serial kill.
Meaning of serial kill
Verb
serial kill (third-person singular simple present serial kills, present participle serial killing, simple past and past participle serial killed)
- To kill as part of a series of murders.
- When the idea that Samantha had been kidnapped by a serial killer first came up in last night's "paper hearts", my sis and I droned out the ensuing commercials by babbling at each other:
"Oh no! She was serial killed! It all makes sense! Poor Mulder!"1996 December 16, Claire Kerr, “Moose's Mum Confessed So Whut Wuz He Thinkin'?”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet), retrieved 18 May 2022
- When the idea that Samantha had been kidnapped by a serial killer first came up in last night's "paper hearts", my sis and I droned out the ensuing commercials by babbling at each other:
Questions about serial killing
- What is serial killing the present participle and gerund of?
- Serial killing is the present participle and gerund of serial kill.
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