From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfranticfran‧tic /ˈfræntɪk/ ●○○ adjective1WORRIEDextremely worried and frightened about a situation, so that you cannot control your feelingsget/become frantic
There was still no news of Jill, and her parents were getting frantic.frantic with
Your mother’s been frantic with worry wondering where you’ve been.2HURRYextremely hurried and using a lot of energy, but not very organizedSYN hectic
I spent three frantic days trying to get everything ready.frantic effort/attempt
Despite our frantic efforts, we were unable to save the boy’s life.frantic pace/rush/haste etc
There was a frantic rush to escape from the building.
a day of frantic activity
a frantic search for her father —frantically /-kli/ adverb
He frantically searched for the key.Examples from the Corpusfrantic• There is still no news of the missing child and her parents are getting frantic.• I would have called, but the last few weeks have been frantic.• The knocking on the door and shouts became frantic.• The dog's barking grew frantic as I approached.• I spent three frantic days getting everything ready for Christmas.• The staff spent three frantic days trying to get everything ready.• Throughout the night, everyone moppedfloors and washed wall in a franticeffort to clean the place up for the inspectors.• Hannah was a little less apt to become frantic in busy places, such as shopping malls and grocerystores.• There are vague, franticmovementsinside the car, which is sinkingfaster now.• A franticnote had crept into Jane's voice.• Inspector Grimes was used to dealing with frantic parents.• Before the game there was a franticrush to get the last few remainingtickets.• A stupendouscinemaepic, reduced to a sort of franticscurrying in a goldfishbowl, might merely seem ridiculous.• Some time ago I received a frantictelephone call from Carol, who had undergonesuccessfulhypnotictreatment about two years earlier.• It has to be here already, thought Fenella, trying to quiet the franticthudding of her heart.• People were frantic, trying to call relatives after the earthquake.• Her eyes were frantic with fear, and she couldn't keep still.get/become frantic• Hannah was a little less apt to become frantic in busy places, such as shopping malls and grocery stores.• Sometimes he just wanders off for days on end - we get frantic, not knowing where he is.• David Harper said he became frantic when the hay bales in the barncaught light.frantic effort/attempt• But despite his frantic efforts he was unable to pull her free.• Ignoring her frantic efforts to break free, he'd tossed his charge card down on to the counter.• We felt like gods as we surveyed the distraughtinsects' frantic efforts to removepreciouseggs from sight.• Staff made frantic attempts to revive him but he is thought to have suffered a massive heart attack.• Despite Zborowski's frantic efforts to sell his work, Modigliani's living was still very precarious.• This afternoonfrantic efforts were being made to sort out the confusion.• His body had now completely relaxed after his frantic efforts with Molly a few minutes before.From Longman Business Dictionaryfranticfran‧tic /ˈfræntɪk/ adjectiveFINANCEif there is frantic trading on the stock market, people buy and sell a lot of currency, shares, COMMODITIES, etc in an urgent and unorganized wayThe Bundesbank’s assistance was crucial in a day offrantic trading on the currency markets.New York Stock Exchange trading was active but less frantic than on Monday.Originfrantic(1500-1600)frenetic
