wildfire — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

deadliest, due, electrical, faster, over, raging, recent, vast

VERB + WILDFIRE

approaching, came, caught, evacuated, flew, gossip, like, spread

WILDFIRE + NOUN

chimney, everybody, history, internet, laptop, mountain, town

PREP.

after, among, from, in, in, into, than, through

ADV.

especially

Definitions

noun

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.”

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Example Bank

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01

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 tab

Wiktionary

02

“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.”

Wiktionary

03

Malicious gossip spreads like wildfire. I guess that's why they say bad news travels fast.

Tatoeba · #28579

04

The news spread like wildfire.

Tatoeba · #50118

05

The video spread like wildfire over the Internet.

Tatoeba · #2949982

06

The rumour spread through the town like wildfire.

Tatoeba · #3212722

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, wildfire is marked as figuratively, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.