panicked
verb (past tense and past participle of panic: panic, panics, panicked, panicking); adjective (panicked)
Everyday
- Suddenly felt such strong fear or worry that you could not think clearly. tree →
- (adjective) Showing panic: a panicked voice, panicked crowds. tree →
In the lessons
In stories it shows a character losing calm, often before a mistake. In safety lessons, pupils learn that panicking makes things worse: stay calm, follow the plan, find an adult. In everyday talk, people say they panicked about a test or a lost key. Phrases: panicked and ran, don't panic, a panicked look.
Examples
- When the fire alarm rang, nobody panicked. tree →
- I panicked when I could not find my mum in the shop. tree →
- The horse panicked at the loud bang. tree →
- She gave me a panicked look before her speech. tree →
- He panicked and forgot all his lines. tree →
- The crowd panicked and rushed for the doors. tree →
- I panicked in the exam, then took a deep breath and started again. tree →
Note
Spelling trap: add k before -ed and -ing (panicked, panicking), not «paniced». Same with picnic (picnicked) and mimic (mimicked). Panicky is the adjective for someone who panics easily.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «panicked» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «panicked» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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