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amuck

adjective adverb

wildly frenzied and out of control

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
A
Ends with
K
Contains
MU
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. wildly frenzied and out of control

    “the soldier was completely amuck”

adverb

  1. in a murderous frenzy

    “rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones”

adverb

  1. wildly; without self-control

    “when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit”

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Example Sentences

the soldier was completely amuck
berserk with grief
a berserk worker smashing windows
rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones
when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit

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