frenzied

adjective
fren·​zied | \ ˈfren-zēd How to pronounce frenzied (audio) \

Definition of frenzied

: feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance frenzied dancing

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Other Words from frenzied

frenziedly adverb

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

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In anxious-father mode, Gyllenhaal does his best with sitcom-level material about choosing baby names and how expectant dads become frenzied with the desire to be helpful. Kyle Smith, National Review, "On Broadway, a Stagy Kind of Mourning," 9 Aug. 2019 The song is paired with an equally frenzied music video, animated by Dr. D. Foothead, a fellow Kiwi with a mind-boggling approach to visuals. Kat Bein, Billboard, "Opiuo Enlists Animator Dr. D Foothead for Psychedelic 'Kaleidoscope' Video: Exclusive," 8 Aug. 2019 But while the cash is being thrown around and the dramatic rhetoric surrounding deadline day grows ever more frenzied the reality behind the scenes is slightly more prosaic, according to David Seligman, a UK sports lawyer at Brandsmiths. James Masters, CNN, "Transfer deadline day: Whatsapp messages, spinning plates and a 'Catch-22'," 7 Aug. 2019 And then in the summer, we get pitched into dizzying daylight and a frenzied push of things coming alive. Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, "The nonstop pace of the Alaska summer is giving way to dark nights and deep thoughts," 7 Aug. 2019 Rosiland met first responders at the apartment then went to the hospital—in a frenzied panic, not surprisingly. Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, "Johnson: ’It was like the wild, wild West,' says woman whose mother’s died after beating in public housing apartment," 4 Aug. 2019 Online, these same frenzied buyers crashed Target’s site multiple times. Cheryl Wischhover, Vox, "Lilly Pulitzer, Missoni, Jason Wu, and more Target collaborations are coming back to the big-box store.," 1 Aug. 2019 But there can be no denying the frenzied activity in South Texas to try and make this happen. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "SpaceX’s Starship prototype has taken flight for the first time," 25 July 2019 The frenzied reaction from the crowd startled the performers. Richard Zoglin, Time, "Inside the Las Vegas Show That Turned Elvis' Career Around," 23 July 2019

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First Known Use of frenzied

1651, in the meaning defined above

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More Definitions for frenzied

frenzied

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of frenzied

: very excited or upset

frenzied

adjective
fren·​zied | \ ˈfren-zēd\

Kids Definition of frenzied

: very excited and upset One day he heard frenzied horn-honking and screaming.— Jerry Spinelli, Maniac Magee

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