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 bullpen market The frenzied run on relievers that began Wednesday should continue up to the deadline, considering the number of teams in need and the number of late-inning arms still available. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 31 July 2025 There will be other interesting circumstances in the three remaining days before teams finish their roster machinations but Jansen remaining on the active roster after finding out he was traded remains highly unique for a frenzied time of the baseball season. Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 The firm is also tracking retail-trader buying in high-short-interest stocks, now showing its sixth frenzied outburst since 2020. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 July 2025 The result is a frenzied game of footsie that can produce suboptimal deals, or none at all, but ties everyone in knots for a while. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 July 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 6 Aug. 2025.

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frenzied

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

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