wilding

¹

[ wahyl-ding ]

noun

1. a wild apple tree.
2. its fruit.
3. any plant that grows wild.
4. a plant, originally cultivated, that now grows wild; an escape.
5. a wild animal.

adjective

1. not cultivated or domesticated; wild.

wilding

²

noun

1. the practice by a group of youths of going on a random spree of violent criminal activity.
2. an instance of this.

adjective

1. of or relating to such criminal activity:

   wilding teens;

   a wilding attack.

Wilding

¹

/ ˈwaɪldɪŋ /

noun

1. Wilding(Frederick) Anthony18831915New ZealandSPORT AND GAMES: tennis playerMILITARY: soldier ( Frederick ) Anthony . 1883–1915, New Zealand tennis player; Wimbledon singles champion (1910–1913) and doubles champion (1907–08, 1910, 1913)

wilding

²

/ ˈwaɪldɪŋ /

noun

1. an uncultivated plant, esp the crab apple, or a cultivated plant that has become wild
2. a wild animal

Word History and Origins

Origin of wilding¹

First recorded in 1520–30; wild + -ing ³

Origin of wilding²

First recorded in 1985–90; wild + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“The term ‘wilding’ came out of that,” says Zimmer, referring to the attack in Central Park.

From The Daily Beast

When I was first talking to Shonda Rhimes and Mark Wilding, they brought up Wendy Davis.

From The Daily Beast

How do you approach turning your novel The Wilding into a screenplay?

From The Daily Beast

Still shackled, with his trousers in shreds and radiating off-kilter aggression, Phoenix immediately begins wilding out.

From The Daily Beast

“Wilding,” a uniformed officer posted in a radio car near the corner of North Michigan and Chicago avenues said this week.

From The Daily Beast

An elegant gentleman was Mr. Wilding, tall, and seeming even taller by virtue of his exceeding slenderness.

From Project Gutenberg

Had Mr. Wilding been other than she now learnt he was, he would surely not cherish an attachment for a person so utterly unworthy.

From Project Gutenberg

But it seemed clear that it was connected with the Monmouth Cause, and it behoved Mr. Wilding to discover what he could.

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Mr. Wilding set down at last the glass which he had continued to hold until that moment.

From Project Gutenberg

Wilding proceeded thus of purpose set, and under the calm mask of his long white face his mind worked wickedly and deliberately.

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