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- [mur-der wil out]
- /ˈmɜr dər wɪl aʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mur-der wil out]
- /ˈmɜr dər wɪl aʊt/
Definitions of murder will out words
- noun murder will out Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder) 1
- noun murder will out Slang. something extremely difficult or perilous: That final exam was murder! 1
- noun murder will out a group or flock of crows. 1
- verb with object murder will out Law. to kill by an act constituting murder. 1
- verb with object murder will out to kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously. 1
- verb with object murder will out to spoil or mar by bad performance, representation, pronunciation, etc.: The tenor murdered the aria. 1
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Origin of murder will out
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English mo(u)rdre, murder, variant (influenced by Old French murdre < Germanic) of murthre murther
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Parts of speech for Murder will out
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
murder will out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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