frenetically
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7.0
- adverb
- /frəˈnɛtɪkli/
:
frenéticamente
- Across the desk, the director tapped frenetically on her keyboard.
- rush frenetically
And influenza, I mean, so many mutations, it mutates, you know, frenetically throughout the year.
- And influenza, I mean, so many mutations, it mutates, you know, frenetically throughout the year.
Examples
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Medical staff are working frenetically, trying to intubate Andrew, who is having serious trouble breathing, his body heaving.
Fiction book (1993) -
We see people rushing frenetically about after money, after fame, after gastronomic luxuries, and after passionate love.
Academic text (2014) -
Until that point, she had been too frenetically busy behind the scenes to pay any attention to the groom.
Fiction book (1995) -
No matter how frenetically he worked, he was still tormented.
Fiction book (1998) -
Standing in line at the post office, I watch the red figures frenetically turning on the digital countdown toward the year 2000.
Academic text (2000) -
Don and Lisa watched the wipers beat frenetically across the windshield.
Fiction book (2002) -
One day a child may need to rush frenetically from idea to idea, making lightning-fast connections and weaving deft patterns of meaning.
Academic text (2002) -
Paradoxically, while flitting frenetically among them, I remained in effect motionless, caught at every crossroads.
Academic text (1995) -
Eschewing the solitary life of the scholar, they spent their time in numerous group activities, participating frenetically in class "rushes," ribald parties, and drunken parades or riots to celebrate athletic victories.
Academic text (1994) -
He was frenetically preparing for the exam, racing against time to review his notes.
Synonyms
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2.9
In a way that is not controlled and shows strong feeling
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4.4
In a hurried and worried way because of fear
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5.1
In a way that shows very fast, nervous energy because of strong excitement or worry
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7.9
In a very wild and excited way without control
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3.0
In a lively and eager way
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7.2
With very high energy and little control
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7.5
In a loud, wild, and very lively way
In a wild, panicked way
Doing many things quickly because there is little time
People act in a panic and work very quickly to solve a problem
In a very excited and wild way
In a very wild and angry way
In a wild, fast way with little control
In a wild, frenzied way as if possessed by an evil spirit
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word frenetically comes from frenetic, which goes back to the Greek root phren meaning 'mind' and was linked to 'madness'. The common word frenzy shows the same idea. So, to do something frenetically is to act wildly, hurriedly, and full of energy.