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word wild
definition
adjective
Wild animals or plants live or grow in natural surroundings and are not looked after by people.
We saw two more wild cats creeping towards us in the darkness.
The lane was lined with wild flowers.
Wild land is natural and is not used by people.
Elmley is one of the few wild areas remaining in the South East.
...the wildness of the mountains.
Wild is used to describe the weather or the sea when it is stormy .
The wild weather did not deter some people from swimming in the sea.
Wild behaviour is uncontrolled, excited, or energetic .
The children are wild with joy.
As George himself came on stage they went wild.
They marched into town to the wild cheers of the inhabitants.
As she finished each song, the crowd clapped wildly.
If you describe someone or their behaviour as wild, you mean that they behave in a very uncontrolled way.
When angry or excited, however, he could be wild, profane, and terrifying.
She lived a wild and incredible life.
The house is in a mess after a wild party.
Five people were injured as Reynolds slashed out wildly with a kitchen knife.
He had come to love the danger and the wildness of his life.
If someone is wild, they are very angry .
For a long time I daren't tell him I knew, and when I did he went wild.
If you say that someone has wild eyes or a wild look, you mean that their eyes are wide open and staring because they are frightened, angry, or insane .
She could see his face now, his eyes wild and his skin glistening with perspiration.
I could not forget the wild look in his eyes.
She stared at him with wildness in her eyes.
A wild idea is unusual or extreme. A wild guess is one that you make without much thought.
I was just a kid and full of all sorts of wild ideas.
Browning's prediction is no better than a wild guess.
'Thirteen?' he guessed wildly.
noun
The wilds of a place are the natural areas that are far away from towns.
They went canoeing in the wilds of Canada.
inflections wildswilderwildestwildnesswildlywildlywildnesswildnesswildly
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