Definitions
the act of terminating a life
Word origin
From Middle English kyllyng; equivalent to kill + -ing.
Used in a sentence
“He sprang to open the door for the ladies, when they retired, with the most killing grace […]”
“Livia found her ‘killing’, and derived such amusement from her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well.”
“In fact, Tarzan had never killed for “pleasure,” nor to him was there pleasure in killing.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Causing death”7 letters
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