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gladdenings

gladdenings is the plural of gladdening.

Meaning of gladdening

Noun

gladdening (countable and uncountable, plural gladdenings)

  1. A becoming glad.
    • After the buoyancy and gladdenings of her joyous welcome had subsided, she requested that he would make a point of coming to her ball — the same to which Miss Cunningham and her aunt were invited.1822, John Galt, Sir Andrew Wylie, of that ilk, page 101

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Questions about gladdenings

What is gladdenings the plural of?
Gladdenings is the plural of gladdening.

Words near gladdenings in the dictionary

  1. gladdenest
  2. gladdeneth
  3. gladdening
  4. gladdening someone's heart
  5. gladdeningly
  6. gladdenings
  7. gladdens
  8. gladdens someone's heart
  9. gladder
  10. gladdered
  11. gladdest

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