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killing
killing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: kill, overkill, killer, killing; verb: kill; adjective: killer
1. the act of killing someone deliberately
   SYN  murder:
    a series of gangland killings
    They murdered fifteen boys in a killing spree (=an occasion when someone murders many people in a short period of time) across southern California.
2. make a killing informal to make a lot of money in a short time:
    He made a killing on the stock exchange.