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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To bewilder, perplex

   "Now, to smother noise and light, Is stolen abroad the wildering night,"

Adjective

1. 1
   comparative form of wild: more wild comparative, form-of

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname. countable
2. 2
   A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in California. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Canyon County, Idaho. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Campbell County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Jackson County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fentress County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place and village in the town of Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

samuel wilderthornton niven wilder

Example

More examples

"The sea grew wilder and wilder."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From wild.

Etymology 2

From wild, probably suggested by wilderness, and as to form by wander.

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