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

Wine 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

During the new moon, a hatch of baby sea turtles erupts from the sand, struggling frantically to get to the ocean.—

Bernice Notenboom

Examples of frantically in a Sentence

the veterinarian ran frantically from room to room looking for the escaped hamster

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Eight other people were injured in the incident: six by gunshot wounds and another who was trampled as the crowd frantically fled from the shots. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Jurors attentively studied the video that shows officers frantically trying to revive Neely. —

Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024 This February 1969 rendition is a tremendous showcase for his bass running like a jackrabbit just as frantically as Garcia’s lead guitar or the four-armed drumming of Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart. —

Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024 Muniz frantically shouted to his pit crew early in the race. —

Sean Neumann, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for frantically