amuck

[ uh-muhk ]

/ əˈmʌk /

mad with murderous frenzy.

amok.

run/go amuck,

to rush about in a murderous frenzy: The maniac ran amuck in the crowd, shooting at random.
to rush about wildly; lose self-control: When the nightclub caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exits.

Origin of amuck

First recorded in 1510–20; variant of amok

amt., amtrac, amtrak, amu, amu darya, amuck, amugis, amulet, amulius, amundsen, amundsen gulf

His brow was amuck with sweat: he was trembling in every limb; his ears were scarlet.

Terribly Intimate Portraits |Nol Coward
I fancied for awhile that one of their number must have run "amuck," and the rest meant to send him to slumber.

Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) |A. G. Hales
Maniac named Kraskow amuck with freighter Prometheus, known to contain huge bomb!

Big Pill |Raymond Zinke Gallun
I learned to swing an axe by cutting down saplings, and ran "amuck" among them just as my elders did among the larger trees.

The Red Cow and Her Friends |Peter McArthur

amuck

/ (əˈmʌk) /

a variant of amok