: feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
frenzied dancing
frenziedly
adverb
Examples of frenzied in a Sentence
The screams of the fans grew more frenzied as the concert progressed.
the frenzied scene at the mall in the final week before Christmas
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Capitalize simplifies the task of tracking down and rolling over old 401(k) accounts, a useful service given the growing prevalence of workplace retirement savings accounts, even if job-hopping has slowed from its frenzied pace in 2022.
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Hank Tucker, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Teaming with Aykroyd conjured the duo's Blues Brothers, a frenzied but precise amalgamation of the rock and comedy star, leading both actors to leave the show after its fourth season to pursue big-screen Blues Brothers success.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
The same steps where, four years earlier, Trump flags were waved above the frenzied crowd and wielded like spears; where an officer was dragged facedown to be beaten with an American flag on a pole and another was pulled into the scrum to be kicked and stomped.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Live on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation, the 24-year-old performed the classic single with the frenzied yearning found throughout her own discography, her South London accent slicing through the simple piano melody.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
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Hank Tucker, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Teaming with Aykroyd conjured the duo's Blues Brothers, a frenzied but precise amalgamation of the rock and comedy star, leading both actors to leave the show after its fourth season to pursue big-screen Blues Brothers success.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
The same steps where, four years earlier, Trump flags were waved above the frenzied crowd and wielded like spears; where an officer was dragged facedown to be beaten with an American flag on a pole and another was pulled into the scrum to be kicked and stomped.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Live on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation, the 24-year-old performed the classic single with the frenzied yearning found throughout her own discography, her South London accent slicing through the simple piano melody.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frenzied
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“Frenzied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frenzied. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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