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Killing vs Hurting - What's the difference?

killing | hurting |

As verbs the difference between killing and hurting

is that killing is while hurting is .

As nouns the difference between killing and hurting

is that killing is an instance of someone being killed while hurting is a sensation that hurts.

As an adjective killing

is that literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.

killing

English

(wikipedia killing)

Verb

(head)
    • This work is killing me.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
  • Devastatingly attractive.
  • 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.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an instance of someone being killed
  • (informal) A large amount of money.
    • He made a killing on the stock market.

    Derived terms

    * honour killing / honor killing * killingly * make a killing * nonkilling * targeted killing * thrill killing

    hurting

    English

    Verb

    (wikipedia hurting) (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sensation that hurts.
  • * 1997 , Michael Tye, Ten Problems of Consciousness
    • Surely, it may be urged, no one else can be the subject of my very hurtings or my very itchings. Other people can hurt or itch in the same way