Is killing Meaning in English

expression · lemma: kill

US

ˈɪz/, /ɪz/ /ˈkɪɫɪŋ

iz KIL-ing

UK

ˈɪz/ /kˈɪlɪŋ

iz KIL-ing

التعريف

'Is killing' means someone or something is causing death or extreme pain/suffering right now. It can describe literal death, or be used informally for something very painful, annoying, or impressive.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Can be literal (death) or figurative (e.g., 'My head is killing me' = very painful, 'You are killing it' = doing very well). The figurative use is very common in informal speech. Do not confuse with 'killing' used as a noun.

• Spanish: está matando
• Portuguese (BR): está matando
• Portuguese (PT): está a matar
• Chinese (Simplified): 正在杀
• Chinese (Traditional): 正在殺
• Hindi: मार रहा है
• Arabic: يقتل
• Bengali: মেরে ফেলছে - অত্যন্ত যন্ত্রণার কারণ হচ্ছে
• Russian: убивает - причиняет сильную боль
• Japanese: 殺している - ひどく苦しめている
• Vietnamese: đang giết - làm đau dữ dội
• Korean: 죽이고 있다 - 못 견디게 괴롭히고 있다
• Turkish: öldürüyor - çok acı veriyor
• Urdu: مار رہا ہے - شدید تکلیف دے رہا ہے
• Indonesian: sedang membunuh - sangat menyakitkan

جمل نموذجية

The snake is killing the mouse.

basic

This pollution is killing the fish in the river.

basic

The lion is killing its prey.

basic

My head is killing me – I need to lie down.

natural

This suspense is killing me! Tell me what happened.

natural

This heat is killing my plants.

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