Wilding (Noun)
Meaning 1
An outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree).
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The park rangers had to navigate through a thick tangle of wilding shrubs to reach the clearing.
- As the family drove down the rural highway, they marveled at the explosion of blossoms from the wilding crabapple trees that lined the roadside.
- Farmers in the region complained that wilding weeds like dandelions and plantain were competing with their crops for water and nutrients.
- Hikers reported stumbling upon an ancient, gnarled wilding apple tree hidden away in the remote mountain valley.
- Gardeners trying to eradicate the invasive wilding honeysuckle that was choking out the native plants were working against an entrenched enemy.