different between killing vs slaying

English

Etymology

From kill +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?l.??/
• Rhymes: -?l??

Verb

killing

1. present participle of kill

   This work is killing me.

Adjective

killing (comparative more killing, superlative most killing)

1. That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
2. Devastatingly attractive.
   • 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 5:

     He sprang to open the door for the ladies, when they retired, with the most killing grace ...

3. That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.
   • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 471:

     Livia found her ‘killing’, and derived such amusement from her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well.

Translations

Noun

killing (countable and uncountable, plural killings)

1. An instance of someone being killed.
2. (informal, usually as make a killing) A large amount of money.

   He made a killing on the stock market.

Derived terms

Translations

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ketlingr, diminutive form of ketta (“cat”). Cognate with Swedish källing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kilen?/, [?k?ile?]

Noun

killing c (singular definite killingen, plural indefinite killinger)

1. kitten (young cat)
2. leveret (young hare)

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kiðlingr.

Noun

killing m (definite singular killingen, indefinite plural killinger, definite plural killingene)

1. a goatling

Derived terms

• geitekilling

References

• “killing” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kiðlingr.

Noun

killing m (definite singular killingen, indefinite plural killingar, definite plural killingane)

1. a goatling

Derived terms

• geitekilling

References

• “killing” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kiþlinger, from Old Norse kiðlingr, corresponding to kid (now fawn, before all baby animals) +? -ling (diminutive suffix).

Noun

killing c

1. a kid (young goat)

Declension

See also

• källing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sle???/
• Rhymes: -e???

Verb

slaying

1. present participle of slay

   Twice slay thrice on a daily basis because they're so talented, thrice are still in denial of twice's improvement as seen in likey's mr removed. These bitches be slaying.

Noun

slaying (countable and uncountable, plural slayings)

1. Killing, especially the murder of a human.

   The slaying of the civil rights activist brought a storm of protest.

Translations

Anagrams

• layings