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scream blue murder

Syllables: scream blue mur·der/ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)/US/ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɝdɚ/

scream blue murder verb: to protest loudly or angrily.

scream blue murder: to protest loudly or angrily
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Verb

scream blue murder (third-person singular simple present screams blue murder, present participle screaming blue murder, simple past and past participle screamed blue murder)

  1. (This entry is a translation hub.) To protest loudly or angrily.

Forms of scream blue murder

third-person singular presentscreams blue murder
present participlescreaming blue murder
past participlescreamed blue murder
pastscreamed blue murder

Questions about scream blue murder

What does scream blue murder mean?
Scream blue murder means to protest loudly or angrily.
What part of speech is scream blue murder?
Scream blue murder is a verb.
How do you pronounce scream blue murder?
Scream blue murder is pronounced /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the past tense of scream blue murder?
The past tense of scream blue murder is screamed blue murder.

Words near scream blue murder in the dictionary

  1. screakings
  2. screaks
  3. screaky
  4. scream
  5. scream bloody murder
  6. scream blue murder
  7. scream for
  8. scream loudest
  9. scream one's head off
  10. scream queen
  11. scream queens

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