Thesaurus results for WIGGING (OUT)

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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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
Practice non-reaction This can feel counterintuitive, but sometimes the best strategy is to take a pause and not immediately react or intervene when your child is melting down.

— Wendy Wisner, Parents, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of melting down

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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

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Since babies explore with their mouths, the balls could become a choking hazard.

— Sari Hitchins, Parents, 6 July 2026
The brand has received no reports of injury or death but did warn that consuming the metal and plastic parts could cause choking, lacerations or blockages in the gastrointestinal tract.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of choking

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Researchers also found that breaking up blocks of being sedentary with movement can reduce the risk — and vigorous exercise isn’t required.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
The bag provided the only real contrast in the outfit, breaking up the sea of black without disrupting its clean, minimalist feel.

— Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 June 2026

Definition of breaking up

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Harmful molecules called free radicals show up, certain enzymes start breaking down collagen and the immune system is activated.

— Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Not disappearing and not fully breaking down, but moving through a human body, into wastewater, through treatment systems never designed to catch it completely, and then out into coastal waters where tides blur the boundary between city and sea.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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