WILDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wilding mean? 

• WILDING (noun)
  The noun WILDING has 2 senses:

1. a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)

2. an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women

  Familiarity information: WILDING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WILDING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("wilding" is a kind of...):

flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wilding"):

wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("wilding" is a kind of...):

rampage; violent disorder (violently angry and destructive behavior)