B1nouncrime
US/ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/
UK/ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/
an act of taking the life of a person or animal on purpose
In context
The killing of the young journalist shocked the whole country.
Police are investigating a series of killings in the area.
Campaigners want to stop the killing of elephants for their tusks.
Words that go with killing
noun + preposition
- killing ofThe killing of wild tigers is strictly illegal.
- series of killingsA series of killings frightened people in the town.
adjective + noun
- mass killingThe museum remembers the victims of a mass killing.
- brutal killingThe brutal killing led to protests in the capital.
verb + noun
- make a killingHe made a killing selling masks during the pandemic.