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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Rally-goers were seen in footage on social media dispersing frantically during a 15-minute silence that was being observed during the protest.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Every year around this time, as college basketball casuals start frantically Googling for Cinderellas, bracket breakdown marathons blanket TV airwaves and CBS’ Seth Davis predicts his fourth double-digit seed to advance to the Sweet 16, an upset favorite begins to emerge.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
Video footage from the incredible rescue shows the man frantically waving at the helicopter before rescue officials airlift them from the canyon.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
There in the first row, waving frantically and smiling with a mouth full of braces, was my little sister, Susan, who had secretly learned the bus route to the school’s auditorium.
—New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Every year around this time, as college basketball casuals start frantically Googling for Cinderellas, bracket breakdown marathons blanket TV airwaves and CBS’ Seth Davis predicts his fourth double-digit seed to advance to the Sweet 16, an upset favorite begins to emerge.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
Video footage from the incredible rescue shows the man frantically waving at the helicopter before rescue officials airlift them from the canyon.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
There in the first row, waving frantically and smiling with a mouth full of braces, was my little sister, Susan, who had secretly learned the bus route to the school’s auditorium.
—New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Frantically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frantically. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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