wigging (out)

verb

present participle of wig (out), slang
as in losing it
to yield to mental or emotional stress with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wigging (out)
  1. melting down
  2. cracking
  3. choking
  4. breaking up
  5. breaking down
Verb
  • This is Gordo and Tracy sacrificing themselves by running onto the moon’s surface with only duct-tape suits to stop a nuclear reactor from melting down.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • What beef tallow is and how it’s made Beef tallow is a white, shelf-stable cooking fat made by rendering — or melting down — the fatty tissue that surrounds a cow’s organs, according to Michelle Crouch at AARP.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Definition of melting down
Verb
  • Steven Galanis, Co-Founder and CEO at Cameo, discusses creators, celebrities, cracking the code and the state of the creator economy with Scott Soshnick at Cannes Lions.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026
  • Policymakers should treat it as a reminder that the country’s foundations are still cracking — and if the drift continues, the next rupture will be something darker.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of cracking
Verb
  • Air quality ranging from hazardous to unhealthy is also affecting parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, choking major northeastern cities like Philadelphia, New York City and Baltimore, according to AirNow.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 16 July 2026
  • Swallowed objects like string, hair ties and fabric can cause choking, dental injury or intestinal blockage.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of choking
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  • A day later, after breaking up with Niemiec, the victim went to Niemiec’s apartment with a friend to retrieve her things, according to the report.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • There’s nothing like breaking up a hot day with a matcha run.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of breaking up
Verb
  • Dulce now asks for her father every night, Rojas said, breaking down in tears.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 16 July 2026
  • In the mini-documentary, Robyn chats with Metronomy founder Joseph Mount about Sexistential, detailing her creative process and breaking down how early demos evolved into the final LP.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Definition of breaking down
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“Wigging (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigging%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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