frantically

[US]/'fræntikəli/
[UK]/ˈfræntɪklɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. auf wilde oder rasende Weise; mit übermäßigem Eifer oder Energie.

Example Sentences

students frantically revising for exams.

Studenten, die in fieberhafter Eile für Prüfungen lernen.

She bid frantically for the old chair.

Sie bot verzweifelt für den alten Stuhl.

he searched his memory frantically for an answer.

Er durchsuchte in fieberhafter Eile seine Erinnerung nach einer Antwort.

the organizers scrambled frantically to rejig schedules.

Die Organisatoren gerieten in fieberhafte Eile, um die Zeitpläne neu zu ordnen.

I shook my head frantically from side to side.

Ich schüttelte in fieberhafter Eile den Kopf von Seite zu Seite.

He dashed frantically across the road.

Er rannte in fieberhafter Eile über die Straße.

they were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down.

Sie schrien und gestikulieren in fieberhafter Eile auf Fahrer, die nicht langsamer wurden.

His mind was in a whirl as he searched frantically for a solution.

Sein Geist war wirbelnd, als er in fieberhafter Eile nach einer Lösung suchte.

Real-world Examples

" Thanks, Lee, " said Harry, grinning, as Sirius wagged his tail frantically.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Both Ron and Hermione shook their heads frantically, looking at Harry.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

No, said Harry frantically. That voice!

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Dobby made a funny choking noise and then banged his head frantically against the wall.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Selected Edition

It started to scuttle frantically across the wooden surface.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Notes are often frantically scribbled in the bathroom.

Source: Encyclopedia of Trivia Facts

I moved my lips and gesticulated frantically without result.

Source: My life

" Dobby, " said Harry frantically, " listen, are you sure about this? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" But I'll be at Aunt Pittypat's, " Scarlett offered frantically.

Source: Gone with the Wind

My heart lurched frantically, and I, too, glanced toward the porch.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

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