scream bloody murder
To scream loudly in fear, pain, etc.
bloody
/ˈblʌ.diː/
adj 4verb 3adv 1noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
fierce, freezing, frequent, good, likely, shut, vile
VERB + BLOODY
bar, became, didn't, don't, drinking, like, likes, putting
BLOODY + NOUN
car, cruell, david, door, european, ikea, mary, marys
PREP.
between, up, with
ADV.
unbelievably
Definitions
adj
1
Covered in blood.
All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.
And, as she fled, her mantle she did fall, / Which Lion vile with bloody mouth did stain.
2
Characterised by bloodshed.
There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.
Some bloody paſſion ſhakes your very Frame:
3
Used as an intensifier.
Traffic in central London was a bloody mess this morning.
There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today.
4
Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly.
Come to apologize to Charles. I was bloody to him and he's my guest. He's my guest and my only friend and I was bloody to him.
adv
1
Used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or for emphasis.
Walk! Not bloody likely. [Sensation]. I am going in a taxi. [She goes out].
"Dice are no bloody good," David said.
verb
1
To stain with blood.
The butcher often bloodied his apron in the course of his work.
2
To draw blood from (one's opponent) in a fight.
3
To demonstrably harm (the cause of an opponent).
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
give someone a bloody nose
To defeat or frustrate someone, but without doing any permanent damage.
Example Bank
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All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.
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And, as she fled, her mantle she did fall, / Which Lion vile with bloody mouth did stain.
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O Antony! Begge not your death of vs: / Though now we muſt appeare bloody and cruell, / As by our hands, and this our preſent Acte / You ſee we do: Yet ſee you but our hands, / And this, the bleeding
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Walk! Not bloody likely. [Sensation]. I am going in a taxi. [She goes out].
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"Dice are no bloody good," David said.
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The butcher often bloodied his apron in the course of his work.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, bloody is marked as informal, vulgar, dated, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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