frantic call

Frequency: 5.52.0 per million words

A call made in a state of panic or distress.

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Examples (10)

  • She made a frantic call to her mother.
  • The police received a frantic call about a break-in.
  • I remember his frantic call late last night when he couldn't find his wallet.
  • A frantic call from the hospital alerted them to the emergency.
  • He ignored what seemed to be a frantic call, thinking it was a prank.
  • After the earthquake, the emergency lines were flooded with frantic calls.
  • The babysitter will make a frantic call if the child's fever doesn't go down.
  • It was a frantic call for help, with shouting audible in the background.
  • We managed to trace the frantic call back to a public phone booth.
  • The transcript of the pilot's frantic call to air traffic control was later released.