kudurmak

From Proto-Turkic *kutur- (“to go crazy”), related to kuduz (“crazy, rabid”)

• IPA^(key): /kuduɾˈmɑk/,
• Rhymes: -ɑk
• Hyphenation: ku‧dur‧mak

kudurmak

1. (intransitive) to catch rabies, to foam at the mouth because of rabies

   Kudurarak öldü

   He died of rabies

2. (intransitive, informal, figurative) to get furious, to foam at the mouth

   Synonyms: delirmek, kızmak, sinirlenmek

   Kudurmaya başlayınca oradan uzaklaştım

   I got away from there when he started to get furious

3. (intransitive, informal, figurative) to get jealous, to get angry out of jealousy

   Synonyms: kıskanmak, haset etmek

   Bu elmaslarla tüm mahalleyi kudurttum

   I made the whole neighborhood get jealous with these diamonds

4. (intransitive, figurative) to be or act extreme

   Kudurmuş bir heyecanla döndü

   She turned around with an extreme excitement

5. (intransitive, figurative, informal) to take a dangerous state or form, to get dangerous

   O iyice kudurdu ve kavga başlattı

   He got extremely dangerous and started a fight

6. (intransitive, figurative, informal) to get out of hand, to misbehave, to do wrong

   Siz de pek kudurdunuz, işyerine yakışır şekilde davranın

   You guys got extremely out of hand, behave in a manner appropriate for a workplace

• “kudurmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kudurmak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük