frenzy
To render franticTo render frantic.
» The manufacturing sector is a frenzy over the new monetary policy.
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2 senses(uncommon)To render frantic.
(rare)To exhibit a frenzy, such as a feeding frenzy.
Examples
27 sentencesThe manufacturing sector is a frenzy over the new monetary policy.
Melancholy is the nurse of frenzy.
ruМеланхолия питает безумие. — carlosalberto
deMelancholie nährt den Wahnsinn. — carlosalberto
I am confused by your frenzied behaviour.
A frenzied feasting tells of the beginning.
The piranhas engaged in a feeding frenzy.
deDie Piranhas gerieten in einen Freßrausch. — Waldelfe
Origin
From Middle English frensy, frenesie, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, fromFrom Middle English frensy, frenesie, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek *φρένησις (*phrénēsis), a later equivalent of φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”): see frantic and frenetic. Doublet of phrenesis.
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Forms
frenzies, frenzying, frenzied, frenziedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle