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panicking

/ˈpænɪkɪŋ/

Translations

panicverb

panicking

Gerund

panicked

Past Simple

panicked

Past Participle

panicking

Gerund

/ˈpænɪk/

paniquerVerbe intransitif.

When the fire alarm went off, people began to panic and rushed towards the exits.

Quand l’alarme incendie a retenti, les gens ont commencé à paniquer et se sont précipités vers les sorties.

affolerVerbe transitif: provoquer une peur soudaine ou un grand affolement.

The unexpected news panicked the investors, leading to a sharp decline in stock prices.

La nouvelle inattendue a affolé les investisseurs, provoquant une forte baisse des cours.

Additional translations

s’affolerVerbe pronominal courant, souvent plus naturel à l’oral.

Synonyms

Antonyms

panicgerund / present participle

panicking

Used adjectivally to describe someone or something that is currently experiencing panic.

pris de paniqueLocution adjectivale courante.

Panicking passengers blocked the narrow corridor.

Des passagers pris de panique ont bloqué le couloir étroit.

Additional translations

en paniqueLocution adjectivale très courante.

Definitions

panicverb

To feel sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior.

When the fire alarm went off, people began to panic and rushed towards the exits.

To cause someone to feel sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety.

The unexpected news panicked the investors, leading to a sharp decline in stock prices.

panicgerund / present participle

Experiencing or showing panic; acting in a frenzied or anxious way.

Panicking passengers blocked the narrow corridor.