kill
verb (used with object)
to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay.
is killing
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present progressiveof kill (3rd 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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“This college is killing us,” he announces, and then leaves the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
"Pollution is killing livestock farming and grape harvests, once the backbone of the local economy," he said.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Now, “the arrow of causality has flipped” on the view that “AI is killing the jobs first, and that’s what’s making the economy sick.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
He has blamed the “loss of cool” on the kind of CEO who can “speak Wall Street” but is killing innovation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
She is killing me with her shy loveliness.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
