Both Uses of
rampant
in
Cujo
- He sat in the shade of an elm that was in the last stages of rampant Dutch elm disease, his bottom resting against the frayed straps of a Sears, Roebuck mail-order lawn chair that was in the last stages of useful service.†
- Crickets sang in the rampant bushes.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(rampant as in: rampant growth) something undesired and flourishing in an uncontrolled way
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, rampant can refer to an animal (usually its depiction in an emblem) in which the animal is rearing on its left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile.