freaking

[free-king, -in] / ˈfri kɪŋ, -ɪn /

VERB

become extraordinarily upset

Synonyms

STRONGEST

go mad

STRONG

rave unhinge

WEAK

flip out go beserk go insane lose control wig out

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile Adam Hoijard, from Wirral, said he and his family arrived three hours early, and stood in the queue for hours before people started "freaking out and feeling sick".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

And I don’t think anybody in this organization should be kind of freaking out and jumping out of their seats for the six or seven minutes that it happened.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“I just wanted to get out away from the freaking people telling me what to do,” he recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

So why is the market increasingly freaking out now?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

Don’t forget to breathe when you feel nervous, and don’t forget to breathe when you’re freaking out like she was doing now.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith