freaking
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of freaking
First recorded in 1925–30; freak 1 + -ing 2; euphemistically echoing frigging and fucking
Example Sentences
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I’m going to lose my freaking mind,” she says.
It’s easier than freaking out about it all day.
From Literature
Ricki Lake took to Instagram on Monday to share the “craziest” story of how a stranger had found her old family photos “at a freaking flea market.”
From Los Angeles Times
It’s something that you either have or don’t have, and long before I knew him I’m watching he and Shelley Long be freaking brilliant together, like ice skating, with such precision.
From Los Angeles Times
He hasn’t blinked this entire time, which is freaking me out.
From Literature
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