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freaking

SayFREE-kingUS/ˈfɹikɪŋ//ˈfɹiːkɪŋ/

6 meanings of freaking

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  1. 1
    veryadverbslangeuphemisticUS
    A less rude word used in place of a strong swear word, to make what you say stronger.

    This box is freaking heavy!

    I freaking love this song.

    Similarfrigging, fricking, flipping, effing, flaming

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  2. 2
    annoyedadjectiveslangeuphemisticUS
    Used before a noun in place of a much ruder swear word, to show you are annoyed.

    Where are my freaking keys?

    The freaking bus is late again.

    Similarfrigging, fricking, flipping, effing, flaming

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  3. 3
    doing (action)verb
    The -ing form of freak. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

    My little brother is freaking out because he lost his toy.

    Freaking out won't help, so take a deep breath.

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  1. 4
    sexual dancenoununcountable
    A style of dancing with very sexual moves.

    The teachers stopped the freaking at the school dance.

    The club was packed, and freaking had taken over the dance floor.

    Similargrinding

  2. 5
    color patchnoundatedcountable
    A line or spot of a different color in a pattern.

    This tulip has red freakings on its yellow petals.

    A thin gold freaking runs through the gray stone.

    Similarstreak

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  3. 6
    strangeadjectiveobsolete
    Strange and wild, doing odd things without warning.
    Thence home and visited Sir J. Minnes, who continues ill, but is something better, there he told me what a mad freaking fellow Sir Ellis Layton hath been, and is, and once at Antwerp was really mad.
    1665, Samuel Pepys, Diary and Correspondence of Samuel PepysHere, freaking means strange and unpredictable, full of odd ideas.
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freaking is a form of freak

freak, verb: To suddenly get very upset, scared, or excited and lose control, or to make someone feel this way. Full entry

Forms
freakfreaks he/she/itfreaking -ing formfreaked past tense, past participle
Spelling
freak → freaking: add -ing

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