Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cry blue murder

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
cry blue -mur-der
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make an unwarranted fuss.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

cries blue murder (present, singular) crying blue murder (participle, present) cried blue murder (participle, past) cried blue murder (past)

Questions

What does cry blue murder mean?
To make an unwarranted fuss.

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