WILDING Definition & Meaning

wilding

[ wahyl-ding ]

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noun

a wild apple tree.
its fruit.
any plant that grows wild.
a plant, originally cultivated, that now grows wild; an escape.
a wild animal.

adjective

not cultivated or domesticated; wild.

wilding

noun

the practice by a group of youths of going on a random spree of violent criminal activity.
an instance of this.

adjective

of or relating to such criminal activity:
wilding teens;
a wilding attack.

Wilding

/ ˈ�ɲ�ɪ��ɪŋ /

noun

Wilding(Frederick) Anthony18831915New ZealandSPORT AND GAMES: tennis playerMILITARY: soldier ( Frederick ) Anthony . 1883–1915, New Zealand tennis player; Wimbledon singles champion (1910–1913) and doubles champion (1907–08, 1910, 1913)

wilding

/ ˈ�ɲ�ɪ��ɪŋ /

noun

an uncultivated plant, esp the crab apple, or a cultivated plant that has become wild
a wild animal

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of wilding¹

First recorded in 1520–30; wild + -ing ³

Origin of wilding²

First recorded in 1985–90; wild + -ing ¹

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"Hollywood is on time out. I'm just going to put that right to the camera. Hollywood is wilding right now."

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And yes, he saw the kid in the blue dress shirt wilding out to the song in a clip from a recent Kamala Harris campaign rally.

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He recalled the way that police seized on the term “wilding” after the Central Park Five case.

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Before there were “rob mobs” there was “wilding” in the 1980s, in which groups of people gathered in public to cause chaos, vandalize or steal property.

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Like a pack of wilding drunks, they’re destroying habitats, contaminating water with their wallowing and feces, eroding topsoil and generally making a mess of things.

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