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frantically

/ˈfɹæn.tɪk.li/ adverb B2
  1. In a frantic manner. · He searched frantically for his passport before the flight.
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When I reached him he was groping about frantically in the empty cab, and giving vent to the finest assorted collection of oaths that ever I listened to.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 53 · B2
Nevertheless, when Diana and the other girls had rushed frantically around the house--except Ruby Gillis, who remained as if rooted to the ground and went into hysterics--they found Anne lying all white and limp among the wreck and ruin of the Virginia creeper.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 175 · C1
I ran frantically up the stairs and along the passage.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 64 · B2
They searched frantically through the folds of their clothing and retraced their steps, but the precious item had vanished completely.
The Illusory Diamonds, p. 1 · C1

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