wildling
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wildling
Example Sentences
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Researchers have now compared the allergic immune response in 'dirty' wildling mice to those of typical clean laboratory mice.
From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023
Today’s blowsy sweet peas descend from a wildling discovered by a Sicilian monk in the late 17th century.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2022
From a Bond girl to a “Game of Thrones” wildling, here are all the known famous coronavirus patients so far.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2020
Kristofer Hivju, everyone’s favorite wildling in “Game of Thrones,” plays Erik, a vagabond who rents surfboards from a shipping container on a Norwegian beach.
From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2020
The wildling always seemed to be moving away or sliding sideways, so Jon’s longsword glanced off a shoulder or an arm.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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