wilderingadj.

/ˈwɪldərɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as wilder v. + -ing suffix².

That ‘wilders’, in various senses.

a. Leading or driving one astray; esp. of a place: in which one loses or may lose one's way.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > having missed the way > causing one to lose one's way

wildering1749

1749 W. Shenstone Irregular Ode 83 And some had bent the wild'ring maze.

1793 S. T. Coleridge Lines Autumnal Evening 77 Toss'd by storms along Life's wild'ring way.

1804 W. L. Bowles Spir. Discov. iv. 64 Safe in the wildering storm.

1867 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings (1870) vi. 126 Their wildering mazes of exquisite flowers.

b. figurative. Producing mental confusion or aberration; perplexing, bewildering.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective]

maskinga1387

maskeringc1400

mazingc1449

mazefula1586

perplexing1585

distraughtful1594

confounding1595

confusive1611

perplexful1618

distracting1632

distractive1633

perplexivea1637

obstupefying1660

perplexitivea1665

posing1666

distractious1667

nonplussing1670

umbraging1683

gravelling1686

embarrassing1691

wildering1742

distractful1746

staggering1769

baffling1783

bewildering1792

head-scratching1827

mystifyingc1827

mystificatory1830

riddlesome1843

confusing1846

1742 W. Collins Persian Eclogues iv. 20 Where wild'ring Fear and desp'rate Sorrow led.

1812 J. Wilson Isle of Palms i. 223 In waking thoughts she still retains The memory of these wildering pains.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 370 The clash Of rain-beat boughs and wildering lightning-flash.

1874 D. G. Rossetti Dante & Circle i. 74 These 'wildering phantasies Then carried me to see my Lady dead.

2. Going astray, straying, wandering.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > straying or going astray

willa1325

wilsomea1375

errant14..

miswandering?a1425

straying1553

straggling1589

extravagant1604

wandering1606

roytish1648

erroneous1731

wildering1827

stray-running1914

1827 J. Keble Christian Year I. xxii. 86 Ruin below and wrath above Are all that now the wildering fancy meets.

1827 J. Keble Christian Year I. xxix. 114 Ye too, who tend Christ's wildering flock.

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. i. iii. 41 Lamps are gleaming Through the festal's wildering train.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	wildering
释义	wilderingadj. /ˈwɪldərɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as wilder v. + -ing suffix². That ‘wilders’, in various senses. 1. a. Leading or driving one astray; esp. of a place: in which one loses or may lose one's way. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > having missed the way > causing one to lose one's way wildering1749 1749 W. Shenstone Irregular Ode 83 And some had bent the wild'ring maze. 1793 S. T. Coleridge Lines Autumnal Evening 77 Toss'd by storms along Life's wild'ring way. 1804 W. L. Bowles Spir. Discov. iv. 64 Safe in the wildering storm. 1867 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings (1870) vi. 126 Their wildering mazes of exquisite flowers. b. figurative. Producing mental confusion or aberration; perplexing, bewildering. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective] maskinga1387 maskeringc1400 mazingc1449 mazefula1586 perplexing1585 distraughtful1594 confounding1595 confusive1611 perplexful1618 distracting1632 distractive1633 perplexivea1637 obstupefying1660 perplexitivea1665 posing1666 distractious1667 nonplussing1670 umbraging1683 gravelling1686 embarrassing1691 wildering1742 distractful1746 staggering1769 baffling1783 bewildering1792 head-scratching1827 mystifyingc1827 mystificatory1830 riddlesome1843 confusing1846 1742 W. Collins Persian Eclogues iv. 20 Where wild'ring Fear and desp'rate Sorrow led. 1812 J. Wilson Isle of Palms i. 223 In waking thoughts she still retains The memory of these wildering pains. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 370 The clash Of rain-beat boughs and wildering lightning-flash. 1874 D. G. Rossetti Dante & Circle i. 74 These 'wildering phantasies Then carried me to see my Lady dead. 2. Going astray, straying, wandering. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > straying or going astray willa1325 wilsomea1375 errant14.. miswandering?a1425 straying1553 straggling1589 extravagant1604 wandering1606 roytish1648 erroneous1731 wildering1827 stray-running1914 1827 J. Keble Christian Year I. xxii. 86 Ruin below and wrath above Are all that now the wildering fancy meets. 1827 J. Keble Christian Year I. xxix. 114 Ye too, who tend Christ's wildering flock. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. i. iii. 41 Lamps are gleaming Through the festal's wildering train. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1742
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