Definition of Panicking

1. Verb. (present participle of panic) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Panicking

1. panic [v] - See also: panic

Lexicographical Neighbors of Panicking

panic buying
panic disorder
panic rev
panic room
panic snap
panically
panick
panicked
panicker
panickers
panickier
panickiest
panickily
panicking
panickingly
panicks
panicky
panicle
panicled
panicled aster
panicles
panicless
paniclike
panicogenesis
panicogenic
panics
paniculate
paniculated

Literary usage of Panicking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Battlefields of the Civil War, Vol. II by Blair Howard (1995)
"... from a hidden position at the mouth of Skegg's Branch Creek, causing great injury and confusion in the ranks of the already panicking Federal soldiers. ..."

2. Test Case: Italy, Ethiopia, and the League of Nations by George W. Baer (1976)
"Laval's critics charged that he used and perpetuated the war scare for his own purposes, and they attacked him for panicking public opinion by announcing ..."

3. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology - (1994)
"The panicking diver frequently goes through desperate motions, such as "clawing" the surface, trying to hold the head above the water, and spitting out the ..."

4. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"MOPP gear by their bunk, going to midnight chow, and then panicking when a SCUD attack occurred while they were without their protective gear. ..."

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