Definitions

freaking

[free-king, -in] / ˈfri kɪŋ, -ɪn /

VERB

become extraordinarily upset

Synonyms

STRONGEST

go mad

STRONG

rave unhinge

WEAK

flip out go beserk go insane lose control wig out

Example Sentences

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In the case of convicted FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, federal prosecutors obtained his top lieutenant’s journal and her frequently updated list called “Things Sam Is Freaking Out About.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

After all, she’s getting played by Meryl Freaking Streep.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Freaking Out never made the top 40, and its streaming numbers aren't within shouting distance of Walker's biggest hits, Leave A Light On and Just You And I.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

The complaint also quoted former Twitter director Martha Lane Fox who, upon learning how much lawyers would be paid, emailed general counsel Sean Edgett: "O My Freaking God."

From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2023

But “Apollo Defeats the Earth Mother and Saves the Freaking Universe” ... that sounds like a Billboard chart-topper!’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan