Antonyms for kill with kindness


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kil
Phonetic Transcription : kɪl


Definition of kill with kindness

Origin :
  • c.1200, "to strike, hit, beat, knock;" c.1300, "to deprive of life," perhaps from an unrecorded variant of Old English cwellan "to kill" (see quell), but the earliest sense suggests otherwise. Sense in to kill time is from 1728. Related: Killed; killing. Kill-devil, colloquial for "rum," especially if new or of bad quality, is from 1630s.
  • As in spoil : verb baby, indulge

Synonyms for kill with kindness

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