killing B1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #933 Meanings 1 noun The act of causing someone or something to die. The town was shocked by the brutal killing. 2 noun A large amount of money made quickly (informal). He made a killing on the stock market. 3 adj Extremely funny (informal). He told a killing joke that had us all in tears. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of causing someone... kill 3 adj · extremely funny (informal). sidesplitting Word family Forms killings Derived forms antikillingcounterkillingkillinglykillingnesskillingryladykillingnonkillingpainkillingphotokillingself-killingsemikillingtime-killing Related forms deathkill Common collocations mercy killing Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English kyllyng; equivalent to kill + -ing. kyllyng Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # killing **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 933 ## Meanings 1. The act of causing someone or something to die. 2. A large amount of money made quickly (informal). 3. Extremely funny (informal). ## Examples - The town was shocked by the brutal killing. - He made a killing on the stock market. - He told a killing joke that had us all in tears. ## Derived Forms - antikilling - counterkilling - killingly - killingness - killingry - ladykilling - nonkilling - painkilling - photokilling - self-killing - semikilling - time-killing ## Related Forms - death - kill ## Roots and Affixes - Root: kyllyng ## Etymology From Middle English kyllyng; equivalent to kill + -ing. ## AI Etymology Killing comes from Middle English kyllyng; equivalent to kill + -ing. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Register & Style markdown