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Definition of frenzied
: feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance frenzied dancing
frenziedly
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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 of frenzied from the Web
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So far, this frenzied, unpredictable offseason has seen the rich get richer and the East get decimated as playoff teams scrambled to keep up.
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The frenzied activity is focused on one goal: Getting dispensaries ready to start selling recreational marijuana Saturday in Nevada, largely to tourists.
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But pets who are fearful of fireworks can respond with full-blown panic, jumping through windows or over fences in a frenzied attempt to escape the scary sounds.
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And on a frenzied Friday, this offseason became all about their general manager.
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At Hearth, a restaurant in Sandy Springs, Georgia, about 30 people — most of them women, most of them white — are sitting at a long table on Saturday night, drinking white wine and beer, scarfing pizzas and salads and talking at a frenzied pitch.
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Her death at just 22, after six months in a coma, drew worldwide headlines and frenzied tabloid attention.
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The actors (especially Crawford, Oznowicz and Anderson) are able to shift from upbeat to sad easily, a necessary skill in a show that is trying to set up a frenzied, fun-loving backdrop for what is nonetheless a tragic tale of love and politics.
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For a passage of frenzied mayhem, Mr. Gilbert came up with the idea of having the players toss paper fusillades at him.
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First Known Use of frenzied
1651
FRENZIED Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of frenzied for English Language Learners
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: very excited or upset
FRENZIED Defined for Kids
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Definition of frenzied for Students
: very excited and upset One day he heard frenzied horn-honking and screaming. — Jerry Spinelli, Maniac Magee
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