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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Killing

/kĭl'-ĭng/ · Kill·ing · IPA /ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/
01 a. Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible.
  1. 1.
    Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible.
    “Those eyes are made so killing.” — Pope.
    “Nothing could be more killingly spoken.” — Milton.
02 n. The act or process of causing a living organism to die.
  1. 1.
    The act or process of causing a living organism to die.
  2. 2.
    An unusually large gain in a financial or business transaction or enterprise; as, she made a killing trading cattle futures.