US, informal
: damned
—used as an intensive
With a really quite commendable effort of will, Fred restrains his impulse to utter some exasperated imprecation and snatch the freaking mouse from his freaking partner to freaking click on Fast Freaking Forward …—
John Barth
John BarthAnd how about tarantulas? Can they kill you? And what about those freaking scorpions they'd heard about?—Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph WambaughIt's not that Indian pipe … is so rare, because it isn't. It's just freaking cool …—Caleb Rounds
Caleb RoundsWhat in the freaking hell is that all about?—Michael Kelly
Michael KellySynonyms
Examples of freaking in a Sentence
this freaking assignment is such a pain in the neck
Recent Examples on the Web
Oh, and there’s a freaking cowboy on Wyoming’s license plates.
—Allyson Reedy, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024
Someone who carried two of your freaking children and has been nothing but supportive and has been bending over backward to try to support him through medical school and everything?
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Just put the freaking camera on a tripod, turn it on and leave it alone.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
To see Meredith this happy again is pretty freaking great.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 31 May 2024
Music Destiny’s grandchild: Blue Ivy ‘works very freaking hard,’ Kelly Rowland says.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
First birthdays are not for Baby, because Baby has no freaking clue.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
Not a single freaking audience member left the theater during the credits.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
Others show up every weekend, in a different freaking costume, ready to bow and scrape to me and play the part.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
Allyson Reedy, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024
Someone who carried two of your freaking children and has been nothing but supportive and has been bending over backward to try to support him through medical school and everything?
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Just put the freaking camera on a tripod, turn it on and leave it alone.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
To see Meredith this happy again is pretty freaking great.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 31 May 2024
Music Destiny’s grandchild: Blue Ivy ‘works very freaking hard,’ Kelly Rowland says.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
First birthdays are not for Baby, because Baby has no freaking clue.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
Not a single freaking audience member left the theater during the credits.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
Others show up every weekend, in a different freaking costume, ready to bow and scrape to me and play the part.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
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“Freaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freaking. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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