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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Thankfully, after a weekend spent frantically scrubbing her skin, Ryan did manage to remove most of the paint. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 Bald and tired, Harley studied frantically from his hospital bed, clinging to schoolwork as a handhold on life. —

Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024 While Jamie frantically started shredding papers, Dillard filled in Kayce, whose old army buddy then pointed him in Grant’s direction. —

Charlie Mason, TVLine, 1 Dec. 2024 Fans, who were walking in the snow and realized the person frantically sprinting was some kind of Wild player, cheered. —

Michael Russo, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for frantically