wildly
57
2.9
- adverb
- /ˈwaɪldli/
- Something had happened to Joe: he was gesticulating wildly, talking to himself, leaping up and then sitting down.
- wildly in love
- spend wildly
- wave wildly
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Watch on YouTubeHe interrupted, his arms gesticulating wildly, a manic look on his features.
- He interrupted, his arms gesticulating wildly, a manic look on his features.
- He exclaimed, grabbed wildly at her whisk.
- And so the price starts fluctuating wildly and it attracts all kinds of interest.
- Walk past a graveyard waving your thumbs wildly in the air.
- It fluctuates so wildly, it's almost pointless to track.
- I am to this day, wildly inspired.
Examples
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I panicked in the shut elevator, wildly fearing a disaster, hoping this might be a stupid dream.
Fiction book (1991) -
The bird is flapping its wings wildly as if trying to get out.
Fiction book (1990) -
Once it set in, the sting of the alcohol caused the cat to jump wildly around the room.
Academic text (2015) -
Others are seized by madness, shouting wildly and running into the streets.
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Alcohol, of course, is merely a chemical, and its effects vary wildly in different cultures.
Academic text (2008) -
She is being wildly insensitive to my condition.
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For example, in 1917, the Provisional Government wildly vacillated between left and right.
Academic text (1996) -
His head had been spinning wildly with guilt, and he hadn't been quite lucid.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the darkness, steam swirled wildly in the wind, enveloping them in a blanket of moist warmth.
Fiction book (1990) -
The audience cheered wildly when the band took the stage.
Synonyms
62
3.2
In a very wild and uncontrolled way
61
2.8
In a way that shows very strong feelings and great excitement
51
3.9
To a very great degree
38
7.4
To speak or act with strong feeling and force
36
3.5
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement
24
5.6
You cannot stop doing something because of strong feeling
21
3.7
In a very strong and violent way
17
5.4
In a way that shows strong belief or feeling
16
5.8
In a way that is very shocking, too much, or rude
12
5.1
In a way that shows very fast, nervous energy because of strong excitement or worry
8
4.7
In a wild and foolish way
6
4.9
In a way that shows strong feeling and great enthusiasm
5
5.4
Doing something with great energy and strong interest
5
7.9
In a very wild and excited way without control
2
7.3
Much more expensive than it should be
1
5.1
In a lively, excited way
1
7.4
In a very warm and emotional way that shows strong feeling
1
7.0
Very quickly and in a worried or excited way
1
7.0
Spreading quickly and without control
1
7.5
In a loud, wild, and very lively way
1
5.3
In a very bright or very fast way
1
7.4
Showing great pleasure and excitement
1
6.0
To do something with a lot of energy and joy
1
7.5
In a very bright and obvious way
1
9.7
In a way that shows great excitement and strong feeling
1
7.7
Speak or write with too much excited praise
1
7.5
Without holding back feelings or actions
1
5.9
In a very lively and excited way often to celebrate
1
7.0
In a very strong, angry, or violent way
1
9.7
In a very excited and wild way
1
8.2
With strong, excited feeling for something
1
7.4
In a way that shows strong feeling and energy
1
8.1
In a strong, emotional, and wild way
1
8.1
In a lively, joyful way like when people laugh and play together
How Uncontrolled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wildly comes from wild meaning 'untamed' or 'like a wild animal' and the ending -ly that makes it an adverb. So to move or shout wildly is like an animal acting without control, which is why it means 'in a way that is uncontrolled or passionate'.