Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have the blues

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
have the blues
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be depressed; to have low morale; to feel sad.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

has the blues (present, singular) having the blues (participle, present) had the blues (participle, past) had the blues (past)

Questions

What does have the blues mean?
To be depressed; to have low morale; to feel sad.

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