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wilding.

A wild apple or apple tree.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A wild apple or apple tree.

  2. Any plant that grows wild; a wildflower, etc.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English wilding, wylding, wyldyng (“grass, straw, or the stems of wild plants”), equivalent to wild + -ing.

noun
  1. A form of youth violence characterized by a group of young people committing violent acts randomly and without specific targets.

    US · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English wilding, wylding, wyldyng (“grass, straw, or the stems of wild plants”), equivalent to wild + -ing.

adj
  1. Not cultivated or tame; wild.

    not-comparable · poetic
Where this word comes from

From wild + -ing.

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of wild

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From wild + -ing.

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