frantically
adverb
fran·ti·cal·ly
ˈfran-ti-k(ə-)lē 
: in a frantic manner : in a nervously hurried, desperate, or panic-stricken way
[Carlton] Fisk stood several feet down the line, frantically urging the ball fair with his hands. It hit the yellow foul pole above the wall, a home run.—
Ron Fimrite
Ron FimriteWine companies, fearing that younger drinkers are slipping out of their grasp, have been frantically trying to create products that will be viewed as edgy, hip and fun.—Mitch Frank
Mitch FrankDuring the new moon, a hatch of baby sea turtles erupts from the sand, struggling frantically to get to the ocean.—Bernice Notenboom
Bernice NotenboomExamples of frantically in a Sentence
the veterinarian ran frantically from room to room looking for the escaped hamster
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Meanwhile, her parents frantically hide the rift from their audience.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Kelly went next, frantically waving her arms before finishing in a cannonball.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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And, of course, no one ever called me back until right before my deadline, requiring me to write frantically like an insane person to finish my story before an editor yelled at me.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Kelly went next, frantically waving her arms before finishing in a cannonball.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The video shows agents ducking for cover in front of two white vans while quickly shuffling detainees inside the facility, where an ICE agent frantically guided the detainees down a hallway.
—Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
And, of course, no one ever called me back until right before my deadline, requiring me to write frantically like an insane person to finish my story before an editor yelled at me.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frantically
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“Frantically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frantically. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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