amok

Speech parts

1. amok - Noun

2. amok - Verb

3. amok - Adverb

4. amok - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

wildly frenzied and out of control

in a murderous frenzy

wildly; without self-control

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Nature hav no music; nor would ther be for thee any better melody in the April woods at dawn than what an old stone-deaf labourer, lying awake o'night in his comfortless attic, might perchance be aware of, when the rats run amok in his thatch? Robert Bridges

Underneath our nice, friendly facades there is great unease. If I were to scratch below the surface of anyone I would find fear, pain, and anxiety running amok. We all have ways to cover them up. We overeat, over-drink, overwork; we watch too much television. Charlotte Joko Beck

Turning corporations loose and letting the profit motive run amok is not a prescription for a more livable world. Tom Scholz

He's the hairy-handed gent, who ran amok in Kent. Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair. You better stay away from him. He'll rip your lungs out, Jim. Huh, I'd like to meet his tailor. Warren Zevon

You can help me to keep my head cool," was the answer. "You stand for the world of common sense which will always win in the long run. When I'm inclined to run amok you'll remind me of England. You'll lower the temperature. John Buchan

I had always been fascinated by the whole idea that Australia was this different ecology and that when rabbits and prickly pears and other things from Europe were introduced into Australia, they ran amok. David Gerrold

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