: 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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This was the Sasaki the Dodgers and the rest of the baseball world wanted during his frenzied international free agency this past winter.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The women in the audience gave him frenzied screams.
—Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Also, curiosity about AI and its future impact has sparked a frenzied, multi-industry rush to capitalize on marketing value—performatively positioning themselves as ‘ahead of their time,’ even without fully understanding the tool.
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Amidst the glitz and chaos of fashion’s most frenzied week on the calendar, Maxine is diagnosed with breast cancer, an experience the actress herself has also had to make decisions on, given her family history of cancer.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The women in the audience gave him frenzied screams.
—Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Also, curiosity about AI and its future impact has sparked a frenzied, multi-industry rush to capitalize on marketing value—performatively positioning themselves as ‘ahead of their time,’ even without fully understanding the tool.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Amidst the glitz and chaos of fashion’s most frenzied week on the calendar, Maxine is diagnosed with breast cancer, an experience the actress herself has also had to make decisions on, given her family history of cancer.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Frenzied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frenzied. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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