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/ˈwaɪldˌfaɪɚ/ · noun
A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area..
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.”
Use wildfire when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wildfire means A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area..
Common synonyms include forest fire.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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?
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