madding
/ˈmædɪŋ/
madding adjective: affected with madness; raging; furious. Also the present participle and gerund of mad.
Adjective
madding
- Affected with madness; raging; furious.
- The madding wheels of brazen chariots raged.1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- Check thy self, thou Air-monger; that with a madding thought, thus chasest fleeting shadows.1670, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political, 9th edition, page 26
Proper noun capitalized: Madding
Madding (plural Maddings)
- A surname.
Also used as
madding is also the present participle and gerund of mad.
Forms of madding
| plural | Maddings |
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Questions about madding
- What does madding mean?
- Madding means affected with madness; raging; furious.
- What part of speech is madding?
- Madding can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce madding?
- Madding is pronounced /ˈmædɪŋ/.
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