: 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
Then the track heats back up into a fierce, frenzied electronic babble.
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
Beyond the Biennale, Christoph Büchel’s frenzied exhibition at the Fondazione Prada assembles mountains of junk and jewels into an impertinent exposé of wealth and debt, colonialism and collecting.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Liszt inspired the term lisztomania, which refers to the frenzied and unreasonable hysteria that accompanies intense fandom.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2024
Experts say the stock is caught up in frenzied trading driven more by public sentiment around the former president than by the business prospects of the company.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
As some colleges appear to take a tougher stance on anti-Israel protests, other schools are still grappling with frenzied demonstrations.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, several think pieces have surfaced about the sobering reality of Catherine’s disclosure and the media’s role in forcing it, as well as apologies from those who piled on to the frenzied speculation.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
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.
—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
Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
Beyond the Biennale, Christoph Büchel’s frenzied exhibition at the Fondazione Prada assembles mountains of junk and jewels into an impertinent exposé of wealth and debt, colonialism and collecting.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Liszt inspired the term lisztomania, which refers to the frenzied and unreasonable hysteria that accompanies intense fandom.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2024
Experts say the stock is caught up in frenzied trading driven more by public sentiment around the former president than by the business prospects of the company.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
As some colleges appear to take a tougher stance on anti-Israel protests, other schools are still grappling with frenzied demonstrations.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, several think pieces have surfaced about the sobering reality of Catherine’s disclosure and the media’s role in forcing it, as well as apologies from those who piled on to the frenzied speculation.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
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.
—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
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“Frenzied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frenzied. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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