: feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
frenzied dancing
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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Curry has traveled to China seven times with the most recent tour to Chongqing last August, and each visit has drawn massive, frenzied crowds.
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John Liu, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
As the negotiations over the Iran nuclear deal neared completion in 2015, foreign investors’ interest in Iran reached a frenzied pitch.
—Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
While desirable homes still sell quickly, frenzied bidding wars have faded.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Oh, there were so many birds in the sky—flipped with glee when a referee called offside and overturned a Celtic FC goal in front of a frenzied crowd of 50,000 on a chilly, overcast day at Glasgow's Ibrox Stadium.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
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John Liu, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
As the negotiations over the Iran nuclear deal neared completion in 2015, foreign investors’ interest in Iran reached a frenzied pitch.
—Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
While desirable homes still sell quickly, frenzied bidding wars have faded.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Oh, there were so many birds in the sky—flipped with glee when a referee called offside and overturned a Celtic FC goal in front of a frenzied crowd of 50,000 on a chilly, overcast day at Glasgow's Ibrox Stadium.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for frenzied
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“Frenzied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frenzied. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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