freaking (out)

verb

Definition of freaking (out)next
present participle of freak (out)
1
as in disturbing
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out

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2
as in losing it
to yield to mental or emotional stress the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall

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  1. disturbing
  2. melting down
  3. bothering
  4. cracking
  5. concerning
  6. choking
  7. alarming
  8. breaking up
Verb
  • If a passenger won’t wake up after a gentle tap, ask a flight attendant for assistance instead of repeatedly disturbing them.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Her departure came just the day after prosecutors said the baby's mother discovered disturbing camera footage over a three-month period.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of disturbing
Verb
  • This one appears quick opaque and viscous, but actually does a nice job at melting down onto the skin and absorbing quickly.
    — Lucy Partington, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Gossip blogger Perez Hilton was reportedly treated for a drug overdose after melting down during a livestream that caused concerns of self-harm.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of melting down
Verb
  • His work is autobiographical and based on whatever has been bothering him that year.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For example, companies that benefit from customers not bothering to cancel subscriptions, compare prices, or search for better deals have taken a beating in recent weeks.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of bothering
Verb
  • There are paintings of boats and horses, and a long, no-nonsense bar top with a captain behind it constantly cracking blisteringly cold martini shakers over martini glasses.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The studio had an eight-month shoot for The Beast of Mossy Bottom, cracking out footage at the breakneck pace of nearly two seconds per day.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of cracking
Verb
  • Even for the game’s best kickers, misses happen from time to time, but the concerning part for the Chiefs is that the funk has become a trend.
    — Pete Sweeney October 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Chris Brown will avoid prison time, for now, in the London case concerning his assault of a music producer at a nightclub three years ago.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of concerning
Verb
  • Potential choking hazards such as loose beads or strings should also be avoided.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Lonna Drewes accused Swalwell of drugging, raping and choking her in 2018 during a news conference earlier this year.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of choking
Verb
  • But the idea that fine adaptations of great books need to be stopping points, rather than springboards, is alarming by itself.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There are signs that the President is unravelling, in ways that are different from late-period Joe Biden but are alarming all the same.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of alarming
Verb
  • In the early 20th century, progressives responded by breaking up trusts and banning corporate donations to candidates to restore democracy.
    — Frank Langfitt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
  • See, the thing that fungi are very good at is breaking up rocks and digesting these hard-to-access minerals.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of breaking up
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