killing
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Is killing a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
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What is the meaning of killing?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (dated, idiomatic) Devastatingly attractive.Examples: "Should true Proportion ev'ry Mortal grace, / And Semetry be seen in ev'ry Face: / Beauty no longer would be thought divine, / Nor would its Charms with half the Lustre shine: / No courtly Dame a killing Look could boast, / If once the Foils of Homeliness were lost."; "He sprang to open the door for the ladies, when they retired, with the most killing grace […]"datedidiomatic
2. (informal, idiomatic) That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.Examples: "Livia found her ‘killing’, and derived such amusement from her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well."idiomaticinformal
noun (English)
1. (informal, usually as make a killing) A large amount of money.Examples: "He made a killing on the stock market."; "The result is, in the end, the superintendent agrees to hold up another race, and the victim arranges to obtain all the money he can get in order to bet it on a sure thing. When the great "killing" is made, and the stripped victim goes back to consult with the superintendent[…]"countableinformaluncountableusually
Definition source: Wiktionary