KILLING


Meaning of KILLING in English

I.

noun

1 killing sb deliberately

ADJECTIVE

▪ brutal , cold-blooded

the cold-blooded ~ of a young woman

▪ deliberate , intentional , targeted

▪ indiscriminate , random , senseless , wanton

▪ mass , serial , spree ( AmE )

This was the fourth mass ~ in Australia in four years.

▪ contract , gangland ( esp. BrE ), honour/honor , political , revenge

a brutal revenge ~

▪ mercy

Should the law allow mercy ~?

▪ extrajudicial , unlawful ( esp. BrE ) ( both law )

a verdict of unlawful ~

VERB + KILLING

▪ be responsible for , carry out

▪ order

The Mafia ordered the ~.

▪ justify

How can they justify the ~ of innocent people?

▪ prevent , stop

It is difficult to prevent such ~s.

▪ condemn

a resolution condemning the ~ of Palestinian civilians

▪ confess to

KILLING + VERB

▪ happen , occur , take place

▪ continue

the ~s that continued unchecked for days

PHRASES

▪ a motive for the ~

No motive for the ~ has yet been established.

2 making a lot of money quickly

VERB + KILLING

▪ make

Investors are set to make a ~ from the sell-off.

II.

adj.

Killing is used with these nouns: ↑ frost , ↑ spree

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .