wilding

adjective

Definition of wildingnext
as in feral
living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans a herd of wilding mustangs

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  1. feral
  2. wild
  3. savage
Adjective
  • Many feral cats rely on food scraps, garbage, or deliberate feeding by well-meaning individuals, which buffers them from natural selection pressures like starvation.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Borisov artfully underplays the progression: He’s taken aback by her feral resistance, amused by her spirit, then really sees her.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of feral
Adjective
  • This is done in part by some masterful pixel-art graphics, which incorporate some wild 2D lighting effects and detailed, painterly sprite world.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Cakes were often sweetened with homemade jams, filled with wild berries and mountain fruits.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of wild
Adjective
  • As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.
    Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
Definition of savage
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“Wilding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wilding. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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