to be frantic with worry

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• worry — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, great, main, major, serious ▪ Paying the mortgage is a big worry for many people. ▪ Her mothe …   Collocations dictionary

• frantic — adjective 1 extremely hurried and using a lot of energy but not very organized: I couldn t understand her frantic signalling. | frantic activity/search/rush etc: Before the game there was a frantic rush to get the last few seats. 2 extremely… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• worry — 1 verb 1 BE ANXIOUS (I) to be anxious or unhappy about something so that you think about it a lot (+ about): You ve really got no need to worry about your weight. | worry that: He s worried that he might lose his job. (+ over): Dad worries over… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• frantic — fran|tic [ˈfræntık] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: frenetic] 1.) extremely worried and frightened about a situation, so that you cannot control your feelings get/become frantic ▪ There was still no news of Jill, and her parents were getting… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• frantic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ look, sound ▪ become, get, go, grow ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• frantic — fran|tic [ fræntık ] adjective * done in a very urgent way: frantic attempts to dig out survivors of the earthquake Her parents are absolutely frantic with worry. a. used about people: If I look a bit frantic, it s because I m running late. ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• frantic */ — UK [ˈfræntɪk] / US adjective a) done in a very urgent way frantic attempts to rescue people from the fire b) so worried or upset that you are not able to control your feelings By this time she d been gone an hour and we were nearly frantic. Her… …   English dictionary

• worry — wor|ry1 W2S1 [ˈwʌri US ˈwə:ri] v past tense and past participle worried present participle worrying third person singular worries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be anxious)¦ 2 don t worry 3¦(make somebody anxious)¦ 4 not to worry 5 nothing to worry about …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• frantic — [fran′tik] adj. [ME frantik, frenetik: see PHRENETIC] 1. wild with anger, pain, worry, etc.; frenzied 2. marked by frenzy; resulting from wild emotion 3. Archaic insane frantically adv. Rare franticly …   English World dictionary

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