freak
verb [I or T] /friːk/ informalDefinition
› to become or cause someone to become extremely emotional: My parents freaked when I told them I was pregnant. He freaked out when he heard he'd got the job. This song just freaks me out whenever I hear it.Expressing and showing feelingsInspiring feelings in others
(Definition of freak verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in/get into a state idiom
- beat your breast/chest idiom
- blush verb
- bubble over phrasal verb
- explode verb (EMOTION)
- flame verb (EMOTION)
- flush noun (RED COLOUR)
- flush noun (SUDDEN FEELING)
- marvel verb
- moved adjective
- overflow verb (EMOTIONS)
- pale verb
- pine verb
- pour sth out phrasal verb
- roar with sth phrasal verb
- vocalize verb
- wail verb
- wear your heart on your sleeve idiom
- whimper verb
- wring your hands idiom
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