panicking

pan-ick-ing · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of "panic"; experiencing or being in a state of sudden overwhelming fear.

  2. 2.

    Acting in a frantic or irrational manner due to fear.

Related words

Antonyms: calming down, relaxing
See also: fearing, panic, panicked, worrying
Synonyms: becoming hysterical, freaking out, losing control

Etymology

From panic + -ing, the present participle suffix. Note the spelling with doubled 'k' to preserve the hard 'c' sound.