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freak·ing

 (frē′kĭng)
adv. & adj. Slang
Used as an intensive: Traffic was a freaking nightmare.

[Alteration of frigging, present participle of frig.]
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freaking

(ˈfriːkɪŋ)
adj, adv (prenominal)
slang chiefly US (intensifier): his freaking mother; this is freaking weird.
[C20: euphemism for fucking]
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freak•ing

(ˈfri kɪŋ)

adj., adv. Slang.
(used as an intensifier).
[1925–30; euphemistically echoing frigging and fucking]
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Translations

freaking

[ˈfriːkɪŋ] adj (US) (= frigging) → foutu(e)
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Kate Middleton is due to deliver her third baby in a few weeks and the Duchess is not "freaking out."
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