going wild
Becoming completely unrestrained
Going wild describes losing restraint or control, usually with enthusiasm or excitement.
A crowd goes wild when something thrilling happens.
Someone going wild at a party is cutting loose, drinking and dancing without inhibition.
The phrase can also describe things spreading unchecked: Rumors are going wild on social media.
To go wild on something is to indulge extravagantly: She went wild at the shoe sale.
- riotingViolent public disturbance
- brawlingFighting noisily in public
- rampagingViolently out of control
- roughhousingRowdy physical play
- unrulyDifficult to control
boisterous · cavorting · frenzy · anarchy · running amok · out of control · losing control · ecstasy · spontaneity · feral · euphoria · revolt · improvisation · untamed · thrashing · rebellion · experimentation · chaos
- letting loosecutting loose, letting go, losing control, blowing off steam, living it up
going wildcalming down
Becoming less agitated
settling down · chilling out · winding down · relaxing · mellowing out
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