frantic
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
Archaic. insane; mad.
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Other words from frantic
- fran·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- fran·tic·ness, noun
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How to use frantic in a sentence
Lawmakers file so many bills during the frantic sessions, rushing from hearing room to hearing room, that they often leave special interests to hammer out the details.
Inside the Utility Company Lobbying Blitz That Will Hike Electric Bills | by Patrick Wilson, Richmond Times-Dispatch | October 9, 2020 | ProPublicaI felt slightly frantic, knowing that, in the early pandemic period, every minute spent together in the house brought greater risk.
Cork boards keep everything in easy view, eliminating annoying paper piles and frantic searching for necessary items.
Cork boards for organizing your home or office | PopSci Commerce Team | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceAs frantic work continues to find a vaccine, countries like Nigeria continue to do all they can to curb the spread of the virus.
Nigerian scientists have identified seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2 | Christian Happi | September 7, 2020 | QuartzSome places seem to be getting into phase two-and-a-half, with the most frantic shopping starting to subside.
What Happens When Everyone Stays Home to Eat? (Ep. 412) | Stephen J. Dubner | April 9, 2020 | Freakonomics
After much frantic buzzing about the lot, he's located and changes his plans at the last minute.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIsrael also said that the increasingly frantic tone of the emails was because they were an honest assessment of the state of play.
How Those Crazy Democratic Fundraising Emails Work | David Freedlander | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRecently, I listened to the entire frantic news conference from that Sept. 11, 2001 afternoon.
Rudy Giuliani on His 9/11 Bluff, the Museum Controversy and the Rise of ISIS | Josh Robin | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA phone call, a frantic trip, an abrupt change of holiday plans.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death | Patricia Pearson | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTConsidering the adventure Bernstein was about to embark on, the frantic atmosphere was kind of fitting.
frantic applause, several times repeated, which drowned the voice of the orator.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanHalf frantic, I dashed forward, snatching as I did so a rapier from the wall, the only weapon handy.
Uncanny Tales | Variousfrantic with fright, she implored her Maker to have mercy on her, remarking at the same time, "The devil has got me at last."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousAnd so saying, the mis-shapen little demon set up a hideous yell, and danced upon the ground as if frantic with rage.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensA frantic horse kicks tolerably hard you know, but I shall be able to tell you more when the doctor comes to-morrow.
Winston of the Prairie | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for frantic
/ (ˈfræntɪk) /
distracted with fear, pain, joy, etc
marked by or showing frenzy: frantic efforts
archaic insane
Origin of frantic
1Derived forms of frantic
- frantically or franticly, adverb
- franticness, noun
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