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Pronunciation : Freak
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Akin to OE. frakin, freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. fr?kne, Dan. fregne, Gr. prs?ni variegated. Cf. Freckle, Freck.]
Definition : Defn: To variegate; to checker; to streak. [R.] Freaked with many a mingled hue. Thomson.

t. [imp. & p. p. Freaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Freaking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Freak
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prob. from OE. frek bold, AS. frec bold, greedly; akin to OHG. freh greedly, G. frech insolent, Icel. frekr greedly, Goth. fa?hufriks avaricious.]
Definition : Defn: A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice. She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation. Spectator.

Syn. -- Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See Whim.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913