frantically
adverb
fran·ti·cal·ly
ˈfran-ti-k(ə-)lē 
: in a frantic manner : in a nervously hurried, desperate, or panic-stricken way
[Carlton] Fisk stood several feet down the line, frantically urging the ball fair with his hands. It hit the yellow foul pole above the wall, a home run.—
Ron Fimrite
Ron FimriteWine companies, fearing that younger drinkers are slipping out of their grasp, have been frantically trying to create products that will be viewed as edgy, hip and fun.—Mitch Frank
Mitch FrankDuring the new moon, a hatch of baby sea turtles erupts from the sand, struggling frantically to get to the ocean.—Bernice Notenboom
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Examples of frantically in a Sentence
the veterinarian ran frantically from room to room looking for the escaped hamster
Recent Examples on the Web
Camacho began frantically searching the house for her attacker.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2024
Grey's Anatomy recap: Link operates on a VIP Suddenly, Gillian begs Owen (Kevin McKidd) to shut the curtain because her husband Aaron is frantically looking for her after receiving a message that the car has been in a crash.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 10 May 2024
Advertisement Officials said the woman frantically asked for help finding her children, but others in the park also were unable to locate them, the release said.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
After the bill was introduced last spring, the Chinese community in Florida began frantically organizing rallies and door-knocking sessions.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 6 May 2024
Mystik Dan frantically finished this much better than Sierra Leone, the smallest of margins measureable in an endeavor with the deepest continuous roots in American sports.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
Teddy has to stop Yasuda from frantically searching for cancer treatment trials all over the country.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 3 May 2024
Griner had been able to send a location pin through WhatsApp of where she was being held, and Colas frantically arranged for a Russian lawyer, Alex Boykov, to meet her.
—J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
As the teams from both camps frantically moved through Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center For the Performing Arts preparing for their first joint session, Tech sat quietly, scrolling aimlessly through social media and playing parts of random songs from a variety of genres on his phone.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2024
Grey's Anatomy recap: Link operates on a VIP Suddenly, Gillian begs Owen (Kevin McKidd) to shut the curtain because her husband Aaron is frantically looking for her after receiving a message that the car has been in a crash.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 10 May 2024
Advertisement Officials said the woman frantically asked for help finding her children, but others in the park also were unable to locate them, the release said.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
After the bill was introduced last spring, the Chinese community in Florida began frantically organizing rallies and door-knocking sessions.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 6 May 2024
Mystik Dan frantically finished this much better than Sierra Leone, the smallest of margins measureable in an endeavor with the deepest continuous roots in American sports.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
Teddy has to stop Yasuda from frantically searching for cancer treatment trials all over the country.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 3 May 2024
Griner had been able to send a location pin through WhatsApp of where she was being held, and Colas frantically arranged for a Russian lawyer, Alex Boykov, to meet her.
—J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
As the teams from both camps frantically moved through Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center For the Performing Arts preparing for their first joint session, Tech sat quietly, scrolling aimlessly through social media and playing parts of random songs from a variety of genres on his phone.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
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“Frantically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frantically. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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