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crying blue murder

crying blue murder is the present participle and gerund of cry blue murder.

Meaning of cry blue murder

Verb

cry blue murder (third-person singular simple present cries blue murder, present participle crying blue murder, simple past and past participle cried blue murder)

  1. To make an unwarranted fuss.
    • If told that they could not stay up late the children would cry blue murder.

Questions about crying blue murder

What is crying blue murder the present participle and gerund of?
Crying blue murder is the present participle and gerund of cry blue murder.

Words near crying blue murder in the dictionary

  1. crying aim
  2. crying all the way to the bank
  3. crying beef
  4. crying bird
  5. crying birds
  6. crying blue murder
  7. crying buckets
  8. crying call
  9. crying calls
  10. crying carrots and turnips
  11. crying craven

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