Collocations with "desperately"
36 collocations found
Categories
ADVERB + ADJECTIVE(2)ADVERB + VERB(2)ADVERB + yearn(1)ADVERB + wish (verb)(1)ADVERB + want (verb)(1)ADVERB + unlucky(1)ADVERB + unhappy(1)ADVERB + try(1)ADVERB + strive(1)ADVERB + sorry(1)ADVERB + slow (adjective)(1)ADVERB + sick (meaning: not well)(1)ADVERB + shy (adjective)(1)ADVERB + seek(1)ADVERB + scramble (verb)(1)ADVERB + pray(1)ADVERB + plead(1)ADVERB + nervous(1)ADVERB + need [verb](1)ADVERB + miss(1)ADVERB + long (verb)(1)ADVERB + lonely(1)ADVERB + keen(1)adverb + ill(1)ADVERB + hungry(1)ADVERB + homesick(1)ADVERB + disappointing(1)ADVERB + disappointed(1)ADVERB + ADJ(1)ADVERB + VERB (to hold)(1)ADVERB + cling (to hold tightly)(1)ADVERB + anxious(1)ADVERB + afraid(1)ADVERB(1)
desperately disappointing
Expresses extreme disappointment, often with a sense of hopelessness.
desperately nervous
Implies a very high and almost frantic level of nervousness.
desperately sick
To be very ill.
desperately afraid
Implies fear mixed with a sense of hopelessness.
desperately slow
Slow to a degree that causes desperation or frustration.
desperately flail
to move in an uncontrolled way out of desperation