killing

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English kyllyng; equivalent to kill +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ === Adjective === killing (comparative more killing, superlative most killing) That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal. (dated, idiomatic) Devastatingly attractive. (informal, idiomatic) That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === killing (countable and uncountable, plural killings) The act of killing. An instance of someone being killed. (informal, usually as make a killing) A large amount of money. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === killing present participle and gerund of kill == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse ketlingr, diminutive form of ketta (“cat”). Cognate with Swedish källing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kilenɡ/, [ˈkʰileŋ] === Noun === killing c (singular definite killingen, plural indefinite killinger) kitten (young cat) leveret (young hare) ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse kiðlingr. === Noun === killing m (definite singular killingen, indefinite plural killinger, definite plural killingene) a goatling ==== Derived terms ==== geitekilling === References === “killing” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse kiðlingr. === Noun === killing m (definite singular killingen, indefinite plural killingar, definite plural killingane) a goatling ==== Derived terms ==== geitekilling === References === “killing” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish kiþlinger, from Old Norse kiðlingr, equivalent to kid (now fawn, before all baby animals); -ling (diminutive suffix). === Noun === killing c kid (a young goat) ==== Declension ==== === References === “killing”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) killing in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)