killing
kill‧ing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
noun [countable]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.
kill‧ing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
noun [countable]1. the act of killing someone deliberately SYN murder:
2. make a killing informal to make a lot of money in a short time: