rewilding
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of restoring a natural area to its former wild state, especially by repopulating it with animals that have been extirpated.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "For rewilding North America, we need to find or restore some of the cogs and wheels we've already tossed into the dust bin."
- "The beaver was hunted to extinction in Britain more than three centuries ago, but is today the rewilding movement’s pin-up."
- "There's a colossal amount of tree planting, rewilding and other work going on to ensure that HS2 adds more to the environment than it takes away."