kill
verb (used with object)
to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay.
am killing
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present progressiveof kill (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Whether I am killing the play or whether I’m keeping it, we just have to have a faster pace of play there.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
“Alison” … It’s “I know the world is killing you,” not “I am killing you.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2017
So this morning, I am killing time by working up this scenario that is half torts exam and half Greek tragedy, wherein an NBC intern is racing across the plaza at 10:05 a.m.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2015
If I am killing it on a Scandal script for work, I am probably missing bath and story time at home.
From Time ● Jun. 9, 2014
"I am killing larger game," he said; "the battle of 1860 is worth a hundred of this."
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume I by John T. (John Torrey) Morse
