wildly
adverb
in an uncontrolled way
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In an uncontrolled way
with abandon
in an uncontrolled way, as if you do not care what the result will be
like mad
in a way that you cannot control or stop
if/when/as the spirit moves you
used for saying that someone does something when they want to, rather than when they think they should
from pillar to post
to a lot of different places or people in a way that is not organized or helpful
frantically
adverb
frenetically
adverb
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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