adverb
frantically; maddeningly; to distraction
Describes an action done with such intensity that one seems about to go mad. Often used with verbs of crying, shouting, struggling, or working oneself into a state.
彼女は気も狂わんばかりに泣き叫んだ。
She cried and screamed as if she were going mad.
気も狂わんばかりに働いて、ついに倒れてしまった。
He worked himself to the point of madness and finally collapsed.