plural frenzies
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a
: a temporary madness
in a rage amounting to a frenzy
b
: a violent mental or emotional agitation
… almost weeping in a frenzy of anxiety …—
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: intense usually wild and often disorderly compulsive or agitated activity
a shopping frenzy
… the mob chanted itself into a frenzy …—C. Carr
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Examples of frenzy in a Sentence
Noun
the buying frenzy just before Christmas
in its frenzy to flee the danger, the crowd became uncontrollable, and a number of people were trampled to death
Verb
local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl
Recent Examples on the WebCnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Denver’s 101-99 win Monday night came on a dramatic last-second shot from Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, sending the hometown Denver crowd into a frenzy at Ball Arena.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
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Noun
The indoor-only cat disappeared on April 10, sending her distraught owners into a frenzy of searching.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Denver’s 101-99 win Monday night came on a dramatic last-second shot from Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, sending the hometown Denver crowd into a frenzy at Ball Arena.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Frenzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frenzy. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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