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frenzying

frenzying is the present participle and gerund of frenzy.

Meaning of frenzy

Verb

frenzy (third-person singular simple present frenzies, present participle frenzying, simple past and past participle frenzied)

  1. (uncommon) To render frantic.
    • Both goaded on to strife by frenzying hate.1833, James Anthony Froude, Fraser's Magazine - Volume 7, page 456
  2. (rare) To exhibit a frenzy, such as a feeding frenzy.
    • The fresh smell of salt air, the sound of the crashing swell, the soothing immersion in the water, the sight of dolphins playing and fish frenzying beneath my board.2009, Louise Southerden, Surf's Up: The Girl's Guide to Surfing, →ISBN

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Questions about frenzying

What is frenzying the present participle and gerund of?
Frenzying is the present participle and gerund of frenzy.

Words near frenzying in the dictionary

  1. frenziedly
  2. frenziedness
  3. frenzies
  4. frenzily
  5. frenzy
  6. frenzying
  7. Freo
  8. Freo Doctor
  9. freon
  10. freons
  11. freq

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