: 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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At least half a dozen members of Congress are at risk of losing their seats in Tuesday’s primaries, as the midterm campaign begins with a frenzied gut check on voter anger.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Musical chairs During breaks from the action, attendees hurriedly packed in bursts of frenzied inter-table schmoozing before being urged back to their seats.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The Nvidia earnings results come amid a high-stakes backdrop of fears about AI over-investment, in the form of eye-popping capital expenditures among hyperscalers including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, and Alphabet that are locked in a frenzied AI race.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
The precious metal has actually smashed through a number of prior highs over the last 12 months, the momentum driven by central banks buying at a frenzied pace and a growing conviction among investors that gold is now a core holding rather than just a hedge.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Musical chairs During breaks from the action, attendees hurriedly packed in bursts of frenzied inter-table schmoozing before being urged back to their seats.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The Nvidia earnings results come amid a high-stakes backdrop of fears about AI over-investment, in the form of eye-popping capital expenditures among hyperscalers including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, and Alphabet that are locked in a frenzied AI race.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
The precious metal has actually smashed through a number of prior highs over the last 12 months, the momentum driven by central banks buying at a frenzied pace and a growing conviction among investors that gold is now a core holding rather than just a hedge.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Feb. 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 6 Mar. 2026.
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