frenzied

adjective

fren·​zied ˈfren-zēd How to pronounce frenzied (audio)
: 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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The Trump family’s new crypto tokens are worth well over $10 billion on paper, after a frenzied rally pushed up the value of the digital assets in the days before the inauguration. Bernhard Warner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 With that, after yearslong pursuits and more than a month of frenzied speculation about Sasaki, the mystery abruptly dissolved and the answers became clear. Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025 Though counterintuitive, the way forward is for Pump.Fun to divorce itself from the culture of frenzied financial speculation on which its early success has been built, Tweedale proposes. Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025 Fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds, the fire exploded in size and within 24 hours had grown to nearly 3,000 acres, forcing rounds of frenzied evacuations. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for frenzied 

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of frenzied was in 1647

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“Frenzied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frenzied. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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frenzied

adjective
fren·​zied
ˈfren-zēd
: very excited or upset
frenziedly adverb

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