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noun
- 1. a wild plant, especially an apple tree descended from cultivated varieties, or its fruit.
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a plant growing uncultivated in the wild either as a native or an escape; especially : a wild apple or crab apple; the fruit of a wilding… See the full definition
1. A plant, especially a seedling, that is growing wild or has escaped from cultivation. Also called wildling. 2. The act or practice of going about in a group threatening, robbing, or attacking others. adj.
noun. a wild apple tree. its fruit. any plant that grows wild. a plant, originally cultivated, that now grows wild; an escape. a wild animal. adjective. not cultivated or domesticated; wild. wilding. 2. noun. the practice by a group of youths of going on a random spree of violent criminal activity. an instance of this. adjective.
/ˈwaɪldɪŋ/ IPA guide. Other forms: wildings. Definitions of wilding. noun. a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree) see more. noun. an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women. see more. Cite this entry. Style: "Wilding."
wilding in British English. (ˈwaɪldɪŋ ) noun. 1. an uncultivated plant, esp the crab apple, or a cultivated plant that has become wild. 2. a wild animal. Also: wildling. Collins English Dictionary.
What does the word wilding mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word wilding. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. wilding has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plants (early 1500s) animals (1890s) Entry status.
Wilding definition: A plant, especially a seedling, that is growing wild or has escaped from cultivation.
May 2, 2024 · wilding (plural wildings) A wild apple or apple tree . ), a miniature of today's, native to the British Isles. Any plant that grows wild; a wildflower, etc. he did bring, / Whose sides empurpled were with smiling red. The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis.
Noun. wilding ( pl. wildings) A wild apple or apple-tree. Any plant that grows wild; a wildflower, wild apple, etc. 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.vii: Oft from the forrest wildings he did bring, / Whose sides empurpled were with smiling red [...]. Dryden. Ten ruddy wildings in the wood I found. Landor.
wilding. Wilding refers to the act of behaving in an aggressive, violent, unrestrained or reckless manner, particularly in a public or shared space. This term is often used to describe destructive or criminal behavior committed by groups or gangs.
