Amuck (Adjective)
Meaning
Wildly frenzied and out of control; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The rioting crowd was running amuck through the city streets, overturning cars and smashing storefront windows.
- As she received the devastating news, she went amuck and started destroying everything in her room.
- The once-peaceful dog suddenly became amuck after being teased by the neighbor's kids.
- After being wrongfully fired from his job, he went amuck in the office, causing a scene in front of everyone.
- The fire raging amuck through the forest, leaving nothing but charred remains and devastated wildlife.