Sekirov Dictionary

frenzy

/ˈfɹɛnzi/

noun 2
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 5
phrases 1

noun2

•
A state of wild activity or panic.
- She went into a cleaning frenzy to prepare for the unexpected guests.
•
A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage.
- The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling. — 1595

verb2

•
To render frantic.
- Both goaded on to strife by frenzying hate. — 1833
•
(rare) To exhibit a frenzy, such as a feeding frenzy.
- The fresh smell of salt air, the sound of the crashing swell, the soothing immersion in the water, the sight of dolphins playing and fish frenzying beneath my board. — 2009

adjective1

•
(no longer used) Mad; frantic.
- They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head. — 1678

forms

frenzied · frenzying · frenzies · more frenzy · most frenzy

Phrases with frenzy

feeding frenzy
A wild, turbulent situation in which multiple sharks or other predatory fish attack one or more edible creatures simultaneously, in competition with each other.

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