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panicking

/ˈpænɪkɪŋ/

panicverb

panicking

Gerund

panicked

Past Simple

panicked

Past Participle

panicking

Gerund

/ˈpænɪk/

Translations

паниковать

She tends to panic when things don't go as planned.

Она склонна паниковать, когда дела идут не по плану.

Definitions

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.

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panicgerund / present participle

panicking

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

Definitions

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

Panicking passengers blocked the narrow corridor.

panicnoun

Definitions

A sudden overwhelming fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior.

The fire alarm caused a panic among the students, leading to a chaotic evacuation.

A financial crisis or collapse, characterized by a sudden loss of confidence and widespread selling of assets.

The stock market panic of 1929 led to the Great Depression.

panicadjective

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Causing or characterized by sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety.

News of the approaching storm triggered a panic reaction in the coastal towns.

panicpast participle

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Overcome or seized by sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety.

The panicked crowd pushed toward the exits.