adj
Meaning 1
Not cultivated or tame; wild.
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Usage: not-comparable, poetic
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wilding
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name
Meaning 2
A surname.
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noun
Meaning 3
A wild apple or apple tree.
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noun
Meaning 4
Any plant that grows wild; a wildflower, etc.
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noun
Meaning 5
A form of youth violence characterized by a group of young people committing violent acts randomly and without specific targets.
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Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences, social-science, sociology
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noun
Meaning 6
Any of a series of British stamps that have an image of Queen Elizabeth II based on a portrait by Dorothy Wilding.
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Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
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verb
Meaning 7
present participle and gerund of wild
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 8
an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women
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Broader terms: rampage, violent disorder
noun
Meaning 9
a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
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Broader terms: plant, flora, plant life
Narrower terms: wildflower, wild flower
History
Etymology
From wild + -ing.
From Middle English wilding, wylding, wyldyng (“grass, straw, or the stems of wild plants”), equivalent to wild + -ing.