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wilding

noun
wild·​ing | \ ˈwÄ«l-diÅ‹ How to pronounce wilding (audio) \

Definition of wilding

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a plant growing uncultivated in the wild either as a native or an escape especially : a wild apple or crab apple
b : the fruit of a wilding
2 : a wild animal

wilding

adjective

Definition of wilding (Entry 2 of 2)

: not domesticated or cultivated : wild
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Synonyms & Antonyms for wilding

Synonyms: Adjective

feral, savage, unbroken, undomesticated, untamed, wild

Antonyms: Adjective

broken, busted, domestic, domesticated, gentled, tame, tamed

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Examples of wilding in a Sentence

Adjective

 a herd of wilding mustangs

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 Remember Craster, the nasty wilding who let the Night's Watch crash at his place in exchange for not asking questions about where all his sons went? — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, "'Game of Thrones': Everything you need to know about White Walkers," 25 Aug. 2017 Remember Mance Rayder, leader of the Wildings who got burned alive in season five? — Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, "13 Book Characters Game of Thrones Should Add Before the Show Ends," 10 July 2017

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First Known Use of wilding

Noun

circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1697, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for wilding

Noun

wild entry 1 + -ing entry 2

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