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- Dictionarypanic/ˈpanɪk/
noun
- 1. sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour: "she hit him in panic"
verb
- 1. feel or cause to feel panic: "the crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit" Similar Opposite
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Aug 27, 2017 · Grammatically, "I panicked" simply uses the intransitive verb "to panic" in the past-tense form. "I was panicked" is more complicated to analyze. As Edwin Ashworth's answer indicates, in principle, it could be seen as either a standard "eventive/dynamic" passive construction, or as a "stative/static" construction where "panicked" can be ...
In that case, I agree: the sentence is ambiguous. The way the sentence is worded, there is no way of knowing whether the opponent must be shaken, frightened, or panicked already when you hit them in this round, or whether they become so as a result of your hitting them. I would suggest to the people who wrote the manual that they rephrase the ...
Mar 13, 2013 · My meaning was that lots of words end in -ic rather than -ick. And apparently the only way you're going to know whether you need that "k" as the last letter is to know the etymology. Which is pretty useless for most of us most of the time, because we'll only know the etymology by looking it up, in which case we're already looking at the correct spelling!
Dec 23, 2016 · The expression green /white around the gills, meaning "somewhat pale, as from being sickly, nervous, or frightened", became popular from the early '30s but it is from the mid-1800. It probably refers to an earlier usage of gills meaning "face": When he heard how much the bill was, he looked a little green around the gills.
Feb 5, 2013 · 1. Yes, right now means at "this exact moment". But "now" gives a longer lapse of time--perhaps in the next hour or so. "Right now" is also a panicked expression whereas "now" gives the feeling of being more relaxed. Share.
Jan 29, 2017 · 1956, from comic strip "Out Our Way" by U.S. cartoonist J.R. Williams (1888-1957). According to those familiar with the strip, Worry Wart was the name of a character who caused others to worry, which is the inverse of the current colloquial meaning. (Etymonline)
Oct 27, 2018 · Tom: A hit dog will holler.* (in this context meaning, Bob played himself and essentially admitted he believes that he has an ugly tattoo- and Tom is calling his ass out)* Also- like you said- This dog'll hunt (or "this dog will hunt") refers to a statement that something is adequate to fulfill its purpose-so it'll do/good enough. It comes from ...
@WS2 Macmillan lists the three senses you mention: usually The courses typically last for three days. / When she lost her wallet, she usually panicked. // as you might expect from a particular person When she lost her wallet, true to form, she panicked. // with the typical qualities or features of a particular group of people When she lost her wallet, she panicked, as most people in her ...
Jun 10, 2016 · What I don't understand is the meaning of Alice's question, especially the use of from in the question. Can anyone rewrite her question so that her meaning is clearer (to me)? +Extra information. Dormouse's draw means to sketch. Alice knows from the earlier part of the story that the sisters are physically in the well- so a tun with a spigot ...
Feb 19, 2014 · The meaning in the context of the scene is rather simple. MM isn't religious and doesn't believe in religion or the merits of an afterlife. Therefore, when he tells WH that "at least he's not racing toward a red light" he means he's not living his life with the belief of an afterlife of heaven or hell but that life simply ends with death. He's not racing to a point that once there, according ...
