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单词 wilding
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wilding1

noun ˈwʌɪldɪŋˈwaɪldɪŋ
mass nounUS informal
  • The activity by a gang of youths of going on a protracted and violent rampage in a public place, attacking or mugging people at random.

    prison put halt to his wilding
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Prison put a halt to his wilding and misadventures in the game, but thuglife still manifested itself, seeping out of him when he plays ball.
    • Meanwhile, wilding white youths combed the area terrorizing any black people they encountered with racial slurs and threats.
    Synonyms
    uproar, rampage, furore, tumult, commotion, upheaval, disturbance, street fight, melee, row, scuffle, fracas, fray, affray, brawl, free-for-all

Origin

1980s: from the adjective wild + -ing1.

wilding2

(also wildling)
noun ˈwʌɪldɪŋˈwaɪldɪŋ
  • A wild plant, especially an apple tree descended from cultivated varieties, or its fruit.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The souped-up wildlings set 50 percent more seeds than the regular wild ones did.
    • However, interest in how cultivated plants consort with wildlings had started long before genetic engineering was even a glimmer in a test tube.
    • All of these, the wildlings and selected forms alike, take up little space, look delightful when interplanted with small spring bulbs, and provide enormous interest at a time when any colour is to be cherished.

Origin

Early 16th century: from the adjective wild + -ing3.

 
 

wilding1

nounˈwaɪldɪŋˈwīldiNG
US informal
  • The activity by a gang of youths of going on a protracted and violent rampage in a public place, attacking people at random.

    prison put halt to his wilding
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Meanwhile, wilding white youths combed the area terrorizing any black people they encountered with racial slurs and threats.
    • Prison put a halt to his wilding and misadventures in the game, but thuglife still manifested itself, seeping out of him when he plays ball.
    Synonyms
    uproar, rampage, furore, tumult, commotion, upheaval, disturbance, street fight, melee, row, scuffle, fracas, fray, affray, brawl, free-for-all

Origin

1980s: from the adjective wild + -ing.

wilding2

(also wildling)
nounˈwaɪldɪŋˈwīldiNG
  • A wild plant, especially an apple tree descended from cultivated varieties, or its fruit.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The souped-up wildlings set 50 percent more seeds than the regular wild ones did.
    • However, interest in how cultivated plants consort with wildlings had started long before genetic engineering was even a glimmer in a test tube.
    • All of these, the wildlings and selected forms alike, take up little space, look delightful when interplanted with small spring bulbs, and provide enormous interest at a time when any colour is to be cherished.

Origin

Early 16th century: from the adjective wild + -ing.

 
 
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