panicking

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noun

A state of panic.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of panic
nounpanicking (countable and uncountable, plural panickings)

plural panickings

  1. countableuncountableA state of panic.

    We have various events or processes, therefore: cuttings, kickings, humiliatings, panickings, puncturings, smashings, blowings, and swellings. These are the things that really go on in the world and causation is perhaps just a label […]

    2013, Stephen Mumford, Rani Lill Anjum, Causation: A Very Short Introduction, page 76
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APA

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MLA

“panicking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panicking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panicking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panicking.

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