FREAKING

Verb

freaking

present participle of freak

Noun

freaking (plural freakings)

(dated) A streak or variegation in a pattern.

Adjective

freaking (not comparable)

(minced oath, slang, chiefly, US, euphemism) Fucking.

(obsolete) Freakish.

Usage notes

Freaking is often used in motion pictures as a substitute for fucking so that characters can be shown to swear without the motion picture incurring censorship or a higher certificate than it otherwise might.

Synonyms

• effing, flaming, flipping, fricking

Adverb

freaking (not comparable)

(euphemistic, slang, US) Fucking.

Source: Wiktionary


Freak"ing, a.

Definition: Freakish. [Obs.] Pepys.

FREAK

Freak, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Freaking.] Etym: [Akin to OE. frakin, freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. fräkne, Dan. fregne, Gr. prsçni variegated. Cf. Freckle, Freck.]

Definition: To variegate; to checker; to streak. [R.] Freaked with many a mingled hue. Thomson.

Freak, n. Etym: [Prob. from OE. frek bold, AS. frec bold, greedly; akin to OHG. freh greedly, G. frech insolent, Icel. frekr greedly, Goth. faíhufriks avaricious.]

Definition: A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice. She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation. Spectator.

Syn.

– Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See Whim.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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