wig (out)

verb

Definition of wig (out)next
slang
as in to crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wig (out)
  1. crack
  2. melt down
  3. choke
  4. break down
  5. break up
Verb
  • And one of two of our parents knows exactly how to crack open that wound.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
  • First in the Sixties and again the following decade, Motown and its visionary founder, Berry Gordy Jr., tried to crack a market far from its Detroit roots: Nashville.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of crack
Verb
  • Three Mile Island is best known because its Unit 2 reactor partially melted down in 1979.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The plastic — salvaged from a waste site and beach cleanup in Cape Town — is melted down into a black goo and turned into sculptures, Olivier tells Axios.
    Martin Vassolo, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of melt down
Verb
  • On Saturday night in the main event of UFC 310, Pantoja dismantled the Japanese newcomer, finally choking him out in the second round for the submission victory and a third successful defense of his UFC flyweight title.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • So what happens after the actor chokes your director?
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of choke
Verb
  • For neat cubes, first cut the squash into ½-inch slices, then break down each slice in cubes.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The truck at one point broke down outside of Cincinnati and the bar was deemed unfit to eat.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of break down
Verb
  • The stock reaction on Wednesday appeared to be in response to new bipartisan legislation that aims to break up PBMs, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Using a dull knife or the edge of a credit card, gently scrape to break up the wax, then vacuum up the pieces.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of break up
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