What does "freaking" mean?
A streak or variegation in a pattern.
adj, adv, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
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"For the greater part of the time we were considerably above the sea, that took on a more vivid hue, more peacock freakings, for every yard we hung above it. Once in a way we got down to sea level, but only to mount again."
"You're getting on my freaking nerves!"
"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."
"You think you're so freaking smart, don't you?"
"I'm begging you, before freaking out on me listen to the end of what I have to say."
A streak or variegation in a pattern.
Common synonyms include: alarm, damned, eff, emphasizer, exceedingly, extreme.
I'm begging you, before freaking out on me listen to the end of what I have to say.
Pronounced /ˈfɹiːkɪŋ/.