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sadding

sadding is the present participle and gerund of sad.

Meaning of sad

Verb

sad (third-person singular simple present sads, present participle sadding, simple past and past participle sadded)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
    • 16??, John Webster, Appius and Virginia
      My father's wondrous pensive, and withal / With a suppress'd rage left his house displeas'd, / And so in post is hurried to the camp: / It sads me much; to expel which melancholy, / I have sent for company.

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Questions about sadding

What is sadding the present participle and gerund of?
Sadding is the present participle and gerund of sad.

Words near sadding in the dictionary

  1. saddie
  2. saddies
  3. saddik
  4. saddikim
  5. saddiks
  6. sadding
  7. Saddington
  8. saddish
  9. saddity
  10. saddle
  11. saddle back

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