wild·ing (w l d ng)n. 1. A plant that grows wild or has escaped from cultivation, especially a wild apple tree or its fruit. 2. A wild animal. 3. Slang The act or practice of going about in a group threatening, robbing, or attacking others. adj. 1. Growing wild; not cultivated. 2. Undomesticated. [From wild.] |
wilding [ˈwaɪldɪŋ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) an uncultivated plant, esp the crab apple, or a cultivated plant that has become wild
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a wild animal Also called wildling
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| Noun | 1. | wilding - a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree) wild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plant |
| 2. | wilding - an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women rampage, violent disorder - violently angry and destructive behavior |
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