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

“Like I knew what it would be like to have a freaking life together! To be able to wake up with somebody and have a beautiful day and always make them smile.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

That is “the whole freaking point of America—that you can say something that hurts someone else’s feelings because words are not violence and violence is not words.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

So why is the market increasingly freaking out now?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

Two stupid letters—thirteen stupid words, total—and I’m freaking out?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix