panicked
part of speech
verb (past tense and past participle of panic: panic, panics, panicked, panicking); adjective (panicked)
meaning for a pupil
1) Suddenly felt such strong fear or worry that you could not think clearly. tree →
2) (adjective) Showing panic: a panicked voice, panicked crowds. tree →
sense 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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «panicked» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.