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
Bernice NotenboomExamples of frantically in a Sentence
the veterinarian ran frantically from room to room looking for the escaped hamster
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—FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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—Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Oscar Gonzalez followed with a double lined to the corner in left field that sent Bogaerts sprinting to third base as coach Tim Leiper frantically waved him home.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Instead of frantically making short-term fixes, Nadella looked to the horizon—transforming Microsoft into one of the world's most valuable companies.
—Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
That is, until later that evening, when Andrade was sat out in the yard keeping an eye on the puppies and spotted a truck driving down the street, its driver frantically looking back and forth.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Oscar Gonzalez followed with a double lined to the corner in left field that sent Bogaerts sprinting to third base as coach Tim Leiper frantically waved him home.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Frantically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frantically. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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