Wilding vs. Wildling — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Wilding and Wildling
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Definitions
Wilding
A plant, especially a seedling, that is growing wild or has escaped from cultivation. Also called wildling.
Wildling
See wilding.
Wilding
The act or practice of going about in a group threatening, robbing, or attacking others.
Wildling
A wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant
Wilding
Growing wild; not cultivated.
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Wildling
A wild animal
Wilding
A wild apple or apple tree.
Wilding
Any plant that grows wild; a wildflower, etc.
Wilding
Present participle of wild
Wilding
(poetic) Not cultivated or tame; wild.
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Wilding
A wild or uncultivated plant; especially, a wild apple tree or crab apple; also, the fruit of such a plant.
Ten ruddy wildings in the wood I found.
The fruit of the tree . . . is small, of little juice, and bad quality. I presume it to be a wilding.
Wilding
Not tame, domesticated, or cultivated; wild.
The ground squirrel gayly chirps by his den,And the wilding bee hums merrily by.
Wilding
A wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crab-apple tree)
Wilding
An outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women
