Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

murder will out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: mur-der will out
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

A murderer will always be discovered.

proverb

Secrets or hidden crimes will eventually be exposed or discovered; nothing that is secret can remain a secret forever.

Etymology

The phrase murder will out, literally "murder will become public", appears as far back as Geoffrey Chaucer's works. The phrase is often linked to the superstition that a murderer's presence near the corpse will be indicated by fresh bleeding.

Phrases

truth will out

Frequently Paired Words

truth will out

Questions

What does murder will out mean?: A murderer will always be discovered.
Where does murder will out come from?: The phrase murder will out, literally "murder will become public", appears as far back as Geoffrey Chaucer's works. The phrase is often linked to the superstition that a murderer's presence near the corpse will be indicated by fresh bleeding.

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