killing
/ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/ noun B1- The act of killing.
- An instance of someone being killed.
- A large amount of money. · He made a killing on the stock market.
Plural killings
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“The smell of the flowers is killing us all.
“I have always thought myself very big and terrible; yet such little things as flowers came near to killing me, and such small animals as mice have saved my life.
The Shepherd-boy, now really alarmed, shouted in an agony of terror: “Pray, do come and help me; the Wolf is killing the sheep;” but no one paid any heed to his cries, nor rendered any assistance.
When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
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