Definitions for wildings

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wildings wild·ing

Spelling: [wahyl-ding]

IPA: /ˈwaɪl dɪŋ/

Wildings is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 131 anagrams from letters in wildings (dgiilnsw).

Definitions for wildings

noun

1. a wild apple tree.
2. its fruit.
3. any plant that grows wild.
4. a plant, originally cultivated, that now grows wild; an escape.
5. a wild animal.
6. the practice by a group of youths of going on a random spree of violent criminal activity.
7. an instance of this.
8. Often, wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert:

Idioms

1. blow wild, (of an oil or gas well) to spout in an uncontrolled way, as in a blowout. Compare blowout (def 4).
2. in the wild, in a natural state or in the wilderness. in the real world; in real life:
3. run wild, to grow unchecked: to show lack of restraint or control:

adverb

1. in a wild manner; wildly.

adjective

1. not cultivated or domesticated; wild.
2. of or relating to such criminal activity:
3. living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated:
4. growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans, as plants, flowers, fruit, or honey:
5. uncultivated, uninhabited, or waste:
6. uncivilized or barbarous:
7. of unrestrained violence, fury, intensity, etc.; violent; furious:
8. characterized by or indicating violent feelings or excitement, as actions or a person's appearance:
9. frantic or distracted; crazy:
10. violently or uncontrollably affected:
11. undisciplined, unruly, or lawless:
12. unrestrained, untrammeled, or unbridled:
13. disregardful of moral restraints as to pleasurable indulgence:
14. unrestrained by reason or prudence:
15. amazing or incredible:
16. disorderly or disheveled:
17. wide of the mark:
18. Informal. intensely eager or enthusiastic:
19. Cards. (of a card) having its value decided by the wishes of the players.
20. Metallurgy. (of molten metal) generating large amounts of gas during cooling, so as to cause violent bubbling.

verb (used with object)

1. to travel around as a group, attacking or assaulting (people) in a random and violent way:

Origin of wildings

First recorded in 1515-25; wild + -ing³

Examples for wildings

"This encounter must not take place, Mr. wilding," she informed him.

wilding took the faded, yellow handbill with its crude printing.

At any moment Mr. wilding may go forth, and your chance is lost.

“That sounds as though it might be the wise thing to do,” said wilding.

Will it save his honour to have Mr. wilding come and cane him?

“The term ‘wilding’ came out of that,” says Zimmer, referring to the attack in Central Park.

How do you approach turning your novel The wilding into a screenplay?

The most powerful of CEOs is all but sure to drop his eyes and visibly cringe upon suddenly encountering a wilding crew.

Then, with wilding eagerly leaning over his shoulder, he read it slowly.

“wilding,” a uniformed officer posted in a radio car near the corner of North Michigan and Chicago avenues said this week.