scream blue murder

scream blue mur·der
UK/ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)/US/ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɝdɚ/US/ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɚɾɚ/

verb

To protest loudly or angrily.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person screams blue murder · participle present screaming blue murder · participle past screamed blue murder · past screamed blue murder

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
scream bloody murder

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 大呼小叫
  • 大呼小叫 (dàhūxiǎojiào)protest loudly or angrily
Dutch luidkeels protesteren
  • luidkeels protesterenprotest loudly or angrily
Finnish nostaa meteli
  • nostaa meteliprotest loudly or angrily
French crier au meurtre, crier à l'assassin
  • crier au meurtreprotest loudly or angrily
  • crier à l'assassinprotest loudly or angrily
Hungarian torkaszakadtából ordít/üvölt
  • torkaszakadtából ordít/üvöltprotest loudly or angrily
Russian ора́ть благим матом
  • ора́ть благим матом (orátʹ blagim matom)protest loudly or angrily
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APA

scream blue murder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scream%20blue%20murder

MLA

“scream blue murder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scream%20blue%20murder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scream blue murder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scream%20blue%20murder.

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