Pronunciation

How to pronounce “panicking

“panicking” is pronounced /pænɪkɪŋ/ — 3 syllables.
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panicking

/pænɪkɪŋ/

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3 syllables. Stress the 'pan' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.
Meaning

be overcome by a sudden fear

The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away

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