grow frantic

Frequency: 5.58.9 per million words

to gradually become more frantic over time

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Examples (10)

  • As the minutes ticked by, she grew increasingly frantic.
  • Parents grow frantic when a child goes missing, even for a moment.
  • He is growing frantic waiting for the test results.
  • The newsroom grew frantic as the story broke.
  • Try not to grow frantic; take a breath and call for help.
  • By dusk, the rescuers had grown frantic with worry.
  • If the delays continue, investors will grow frantic.
  • She grew frantic with the constant buzzing of her phone.
  • The crowd grew frantic during the evacuation.
  • Over the next hour, he grew almost frantic, pacing the room.