Murther

//ˈmɜː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "murther" (143 found)

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assassinate assassination homicide kill mangle manslaughter mar massacre put to death spoil abate abolish annihilate asphyxiate be all thumbs behead blood bloodshed bloody murder blot out

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blunder blunder away blunder into blunder on blunder upon

Verb(3 words)

remove kill assassinate

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boggle botch bumble bump bump off bumping-off bungle butcher butchery carnage commit a gaffe cool cruelly decapitate decimation destroy destruction do in dust off electrocute

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eliminate elimination eradicate eradication execute exterminate extermination extinguish faux pas finish flock flounder foul play fratricide fumble garrote genocide get rid of

Verb(3 words)

bump off dispatch do

Noun(2 words)

execution flock

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murtherer murtherous

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Murther most foul, as in the best it is; / But this most foul, strange, and unnatural.

Source: wiktionary

We have some Inſtances of publick Puniſhment inflicted on ſuch Midwives, in the Neighbouring Kingdom of France, for being acceſſory to the murther both of the Mother and Child.

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In the meane time it chaunced, that Marcus Papyrius ſtroke one of the Galles on the heade with his ſtaffe, because he preſumed to ſtroke his bearde: with whiche iniurie the Gaulle beeing prouoked, ſlue Papyrius (as he ſate) with hys ſworde, and therewith the ſlaughter being begun with one, all the reſidue of thoſe auncient fatherly men as they ſat in theyr Chayres were ſlaine and cruelly murthered.

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What wilt thou do? Thou wilt not murther me?

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