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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—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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—Adam Sabes , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
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William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Terrified families are now frantically calling one another, desperately seeking news and praying their loved ones are alive—and that the regime won’t take out its fury on them.
—Siamak Namazi, Time, 25 June 2025
As the situation in the Middle East escalated leading up to and immediately following the U.S. military’s airstrikes on Iran’s three key nuclear bases over the weekend, Americans within the region began frantically trying to evacuate Israel.
—Adam Sabes , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
Over the next hour, Combs frantically tries to contact Ventura more than 30 times.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
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“Frantically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frantically. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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