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saddening up

saddening up is the present participle and gerund of sadden up.

Meaning of sadden up

Verb

sadden up (third-person singular simple present saddens up, present participle saddening up, simple past and past participle saddened up)

  1. (intransitive, rare, transitive) To become or make (something) sad.
  2. (rare, transitive) To make (something) gloomy, depressing or sadness-inducing.
    Synonyms:
    begloom, darken, gloom

Questions about saddening up

What is saddening up the present participle and gerund of?
Saddening up is the present participle and gerund of sadden up.

Words near saddening up in the dictionary

  1. saddener
  2. saddeners
  3. saddenest
  4. saddeneth
  5. saddening
  6. saddening up
  7. saddeningly
  8. saddenings
  9. saddens
  10. saddens up
  11. sadder

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