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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaking (out)
  1. disturbing
  2. melting down
  3. bothering
  4. cracking
  5. concerning
  6. choking
  7. alarming
  8. breaking up
Verb
  • For example, in the 20th century there was a flawed world leader who held rigid ideologies, racial biases, and disturbing personal behaviors.
    — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Her go-to is the Diolsty Vibrating Alarm Wristband, which vibrates discreetly to alert you without disturbing the people around you.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 31 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
  • Bri reached basically the same conclusion without bothering with the cardio experiment.
    — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • His work is autobiographical and based on whatever has been bothering him that year.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of bothering
Verb
  • Their success in cracking the code gave the Allies critical intelligence and helped turn the tide of World War II.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But sadly for the multi trillion dollar company, some of the larger, inner screens on its $2,000-plus devices are already cracking, and early postmortems point to their faulty hinge design.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of cracking
Verb
  • Part of the reason the open letter concerning Nazi Substack newsletters didn’t stick, perhaps, was that no one is reading the same things anyway.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Most concerning for Talarico as Hispanic turnout explodes throughout the state are accounts that Latino men aren’t sold on his candidacy.
    — W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of concerning
Verb
  • If someone is choking and first aid measures fail to dislodge the obstruction, call 911, the agency said.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The consistency of the food and his slower eating pace led to fewer choking incidents versus some grainier, more tempting formulas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of choking
Verb
  • Coolly, Violet responds that to avoid alarming the public, a few agitators have beenneutralized—now there’s a sticky euphemism—and their deaths passed off as revenge killings among drug traffickers.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of alarming
Verb
  • Those victories contributed to a blue wave that hit the Kansas House, breaking up the Republican Party’s supermajority in the chamber.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Some members of Congress have called for breaking up the companies.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of breaking up
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