🇬🇧🇪🇸 panicky - presa del pánico : English Lesson

Meaning of "panicky" ("presa del pánico"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Panicky means you suddenly feel super scared or worried, like your heart is racing and your brain is yelling, “Uh-oh! What do I do?!” It’s the jumpy, nervous feeling you get when you think something bad might happen, even if it turns out okay.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I felt panicky during musical chairs and ended up sitting on the teacher’s lap instead of a chair.

I felt panicky in the spelling bee and almost spelled "dog" with a number in it.

I got so panicky about the test that I tried to bribe my pencil to write the answers itself.

I felt panicky at the dentist and accidentally greeted the toothbrush by shaking it like a hand.

Some animals get panicky during thunderstorms, but my dog just hides under the bed and sends out tiny brave barks.

At the park a father sees his toddler chase a squirrel. He grows panicky and runs. His phone slips out of his panicky hand, his voice panicky as he shouts, his hands panicky as he waves. The toddler freezes by a tree, then smiles. The father breathes, less panicky, gathers the child and laughs with relief.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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