wilding

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You'd think after the first rush of wilding, the first cathartic release of boorish and hysterical screams, these people would be able to calm down a little, to get rational, to look beyond the ad hominem.

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  1. noun A plant that grows wild or has escaped from cultivation, especially a wild apple tree or its fruit.
  2. noun A wild animal.
  3. noun Slang The act or practice of going about in a group threatening, robbing, or attacking others.

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  • Thus, lycanthropy comes to Lancaster County, along with interstate highways, tourists, and Rumspringa, the rite de passage "wilding" Amish youth go through before deciding to enter either the community of faith and disciplined practice, or the world of the "English," as outsiders are called. —  California Literary Review
  • You'd think after the first rush of wilding, the first cathartic release of boorish and hysterical screams, these people would be able to calm down a little, to get rational, to look beyond the ad hominem. —  Latest Articles
  • The Wildlands Project was the brainchild of Earth First's Dave Foreman and it literally calls for the "re-wilding" of 50\% of all the land in every state - back to the way it was before Christopher Columbus set foot on this land. —  Canada Free Press
  • The Wildlands Project was the brainchild of Earth First†™ s Dave Foreman and it literally calls for the "re-wilding" of 50\% of all the land in every state - back to the way it was before Christopher Columbus set foot on this land. —  magic-city-news.com
  • Allegedly, the teenagers had engaged in marauding behavior called "wilding" during the hours before the attack her. —  Political Cortex
 

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/ˈwaɪldɪŋ/
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