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wildening

wildening is the present participle and gerund of wilden.

Meaning of wilden

Verb

wilden (third-person singular simple present wildens, present participle wildening, simple past and past participle wildened)

  1. (ambitransitive) to make or become wild or wilder
    • The glorification of the business-man which is the effect of the present government's capital profits, expense account and pension fund policies is ‘wildening’ our capitalism.1965, Wayland Hilton Young, Wayland Kennet, Thirty-four Articles, page 70

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Questions about wildening

What is wildening the present participle and gerund of?
Wildening is the present participle and gerund of wilden.

Words near wildening in the dictionary

  1. wilded out
  2. wildegranaat
  3. wilden
  4. wildened
  5. Wildenhain
  6. wildening
  7. Wildenrath
  8. wildens
  9. wilder
  10. Wilder effect
  11. wilder pee

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