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gladdenest

gladdenest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of gladden.

Meaning of gladden

Verb

gladden (third-person singular simple present gladdens, present participle gladdening, simple past and past participle gladdened)

  1. (transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad.
    • A balmy night! and tho' the stars be dim, / Yet let us think upon the vernal showers / That gladden the green earth, and we shall find / A pleasure in the dimness of the stars.1798, William Wordsworth, The Nightingale
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To become more glad in one's disposition.
    Synonyms:
    cheer up, perk up

See all 3 meanings of gladden

Origin of gladdenest

gladden + -est

Questions about gladdenest

What is gladdenest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gladdenest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of gladden.

Words near gladdenest in the dictionary

  1. gladden someone's heart
  2. gladdened
  3. gladdened someone's heart
  4. gladdener
  5. gladdeners
  6. gladdenest
  7. gladdeneth
  8. gladdening
  9. gladdening someone's heart
  10. gladdeningly
  11. gladdenings

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