frantically
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4.4
- adverb
- /ˈfræntɪkli/
:
desesperadamente
- Faul stood in the middle of the dark cottage, her eyes frantically searching every dark corner.
- try frantically
- search frantically
- run frantically
And meanwhile, Robert is, you know, frantically trying to sell stuff.
- And meanwhile, Robert is, you know, frantically trying to sell stuff.
- And I never forget her holding the prayer beads, frantically praying until I turned right.
- Just because the tail isn't up and frantically wagging does not mean that they're not happy.
- And I better frantically hustle to try to work, to make things OK.
- And in fact, it's frantically always trying to, you know, distract me, you know, from from doing this.
- I start panicking, Frank frantically packing my stuff.
- Now I'm like, like more like I'm busier and I'm like frantically like scrolling and it just like accelerates the feeling.
Examples
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The father pleaded frantically with the soldiers to stop shooting, to no avail.
Academic text (2011) -
A doctor rode up in another boat and worked frantically to save him, but it was too late.
Academic text (2011) -
And meanwhile, Robert is, you know, frantically trying to sell stuff.
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Hi baby, you join me as I frantically try and put some make up on.
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Frantically, I tried to remember what it was I wanted.
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And now he's frantically looking for a new one.
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Officials are frantically searching for any information related to the return of Nemesis.
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Fear of falling gripped him, and he kicked out frantically in an attempt to find the floor.
Fiction book (1991) -
Sam sees the mugger exiting the train and frantically rushes after him.
Fiction book (1990) -
Frantically, the parents searched every room in their house for their missing child.
Synonyms
366
3.6
In a very urgent way because you feel a strong need or fear
61
3.2
In a very wild and uncontrolled way
51
2.1
In a way that needs attention right away
49
3.5
In a quick, careless way
23
3.2
Acting quickly with little care
19
4.3
To feel sudden strong fear and act without thinking
9
2.8
Quickly and without careful thought
1
7.0
Very quickly and in a worried or excited way
In a wild, panicked way
Doing many things quickly because there is little time
Antonyms
How Desperate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frantically comes from the adjective frantic, a word that originally meant 'wild' or 'mad' and is like the English word frenzy. So to act frantically is to do something in a wild, hurried way because you are scared or desperate.