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running mad

running mad is the present participle and gerund of run mad.

Meaning of run mad

Verb

run mad (third-person singular simple present runs mad, present participle running mad, simple past ran mad, past participle run mad)

  1. (archaic) To go mad.
    • Sophia shreiked and fainted on the Ground—I screamed and instantly ran mad—.1790, Jane Austen, “Love and Freindship”, in Juvenilia

Questions about running mad

What is running mad the present participle and gerund of?
Running mad is the present participle and gerund of run mad.

Words near running mad in the dictionary

  1. running line
  2. running lines
  3. running load
  4. running loads
  5. running low
  6. running mad
  7. running madness
  8. running man
  9. running mate
  10. running mates
  11. running meter

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