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Vinony

wildfire

noun

  1. uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪɚ/

noun

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English wilde fyr, wilde fire, wylde fyre, from Old English wilde fȳr. By surface analysis, wild + fire.

  1. A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
  2. Greek fire.
  3. A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
  4. Something that acts or spreads quickly and uncontrollably.

    “So, it appears a revolution has happened and a very unexpected one. Of course it was only a matter of time before it happened. With WiFi connectivity spreading faster than wildfire and a laptop or tablet in one’s bag, what’s the point of a mobile nowadays?”

    ““It was my own personal watch and I wanted to change the face,” she said in an interview during a recent business trip to New York. “I started wearing it, and it was wildfire — everybody wanted one.””