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freaking

American  
[free-king, -in] / ˈfri kɪŋ, -ɪn /
Also freakin’,

adjective

Slang.

  1. (used as an intensifier).

    You’re a freaking genius!
freaking British  
/ ˈfriːkɪŋ /

adjective

  1. slang (intensifier)

    his freaking mother; this is freaking weird
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of freaking

First recorded in 1925–30; freak 1 + -ing 2; euphemistically echoing frigging and fucking

Example Sentences

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So why is the market increasingly freaking out now?

From MarketWatch

“You got rate cuts coming, and you got prices coming off highs, while everybody’s freaking out over tech and software,” said Robert Edwards, chief investment officer at Edwards Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Honestly, it would be weirder if he wasn’t freaking out.”

From Literature

Before Danny and Glory could start freaking out, Auntie North stepped forward.

From Literature

"That was a freaking great game for us," Lee said.

From Barron's

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