Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wilden

/ˈwaɪldən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: wilden
IPA: /ˈwaɪldən/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to make or become wild or wilder

name

A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0955).

name

A village in Stourport-on-Severn parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8272).

Example Sentences

"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."
"His alembic furnished Highland spring water. We sat for a while in companionable silence. The weather wildened."
"In any event, our relations with Dorthillion have become poor since the ways have wildened."

Etymology

From wild + -en.

Inflected Forms

wildens (present, singular) wildening (participle, present) wildened (participle, past) wildened (past)

Rhymes With

hilden

Questions

How do you pronounce wilden?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪldən/.
What does wilden mean?: to make or become wild or wilder
Where does wilden come from?: From wild + -en.

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