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in a rushed and disorganized way due to urgency or pressure
- They searched frantically for the missing passport before the flight.
- The staff were frantically setting up the room just minutes before the guests arrived.
- She typed frantically, trying to finish the paper before midnight.
- We packed our bags frantically as the storm moved in.
- He ran frantically through the house looking for his lost keys.
2
in a highly emotional and panicked way due to fear, anxiety, or distress
- The mother screamed frantically when she couldn't find her child in the crowd.
- She called out frantically for help after seeing smoke in the hallway.
- He waved frantically at the rescue boat.
- The dog barked frantically as the thunder grew louder.
- "Where are you?"she whispered frantically into her phone.
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