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screaming blue murder

screaming blue murder is the present participle and gerund of scream blue murder.

Meaning of scream blue murder

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.

Questions about screaming blue murder

What is screaming blue murder the present participle and gerund of?
Screaming blue murder is the present participle and gerund of scream blue murder.

Words near screaming blue murder in the dictionary

  1. screamin'
  2. screaminess
  3. screaming
  4. screaming abdabs
  5. screaming bloody murder
  6. screaming blue murder
  7. screaming for
  8. screaming habdabs
  9. screaming hairy armadillo
  10. screaming hairy armadillos
  11. screaming jelly babies

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