: feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
frenzied dancing
frenziedly
adverb
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Examples of frenzied in a Sentence
The screams of the fans grew more frenzied as the concert progressed.
the frenzied scene at the mall in the final week before Christmas
Recent Examples on the Web
Wind asserted itself in the District on Saturday by throbbing in the ears, raising whitecaps on the Potomac River and setting twigs, branches and leaves into frenzied tossing, fluttering and nodding.
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Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
After either 13 or 17 years, depending on the brood, the insects tunnel to the surface to begin a frenzied, monthlong search for a mate.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
The bidding began slowly but became frenzied Saturday, the last day of the auction.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Image In his frenzied public scramble to make his case that the 2020 election was stolen from Mr. Trump, Mr. Giuliani, the former president’s lawyer, had spread the false story that Ms. Freeman and her daughter Ms. Moss had colluded to falsify results while counting ballots in Georgia.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The suspect, Christian Soto, was arrested in the frenzied attack, according to the Rockford Police Department.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
With few details clarifying her condition, wild speculation filled the void along with frenzied internet obsessions, conspiracy theories and intense public interest into her well-being.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The eagerness and zeal behind Truth Social recalls some of the most frenzied meme stock moments that took the internet by storm.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
The Padres side of the store was less frenzied, but still busy.
—Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
After either 13 or 17 years, depending on the brood, the insects tunnel to the surface to begin a frenzied, monthlong search for a mate.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
The bidding began slowly but became frenzied Saturday, the last day of the auction.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Image In his frenzied public scramble to make his case that the 2020 election was stolen from Mr. Trump, Mr. Giuliani, the former president’s lawyer, had spread the false story that Ms. Freeman and her daughter Ms. Moss had colluded to falsify results while counting ballots in Georgia.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The suspect, Christian Soto, was arrested in the frenzied attack, according to the Rockford Police Department.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
With few details clarifying her condition, wild speculation filled the void along with frenzied internet obsessions, conspiracy theories and intense public interest into her well-being.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The eagerness and zeal behind Truth Social recalls some of the most frenzied meme stock moments that took the internet by storm.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
The Padres side of the store was less frenzied, but still busy.
—Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Frenzied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frenzied. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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