murdering
v. B1 Intermediate US //ˈmɝdɝɪŋ// UK //mˈɜːdəɹɪŋ// mur·der·ing
v. to kill someone on purpose and against the law. It is the most serious way to describe taking a life.
v. to kill a human being unlawfully and with premeditated malice. Transitive — requires a direct object.
The police arrested him for murdering his business partner.
The detective spent years trying to prove that the suspect was responsible for murdering the wealthy heir.
In many classic mystery novels, the plot revolves around a character murdering a relative to secure a vast inheritance before the will can be changed.
Usage
The verb is transitive and always takes a direct object.
Pitfall
He was murdering in the street.He was murdered in the street.Learners often use the active '-ing' form when they mean the passive '-ed' form to describe the victim.