Definitions for madding

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madding mad·ding

Spelling: [mad-ing]

IPA: /ˈmæd ɪŋ/

Madding is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 125 anagrams from letters in madding (addgimn).

Definitions for madding

noun

1. an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:

Idioms

1. like mad, Informal. with great haste, impulsiveness, energy, or enthusiasm:
2. mad as a hatter, completely insane.

adjective

1. acting madly or senselessly; insane; frenzied:
2. making mad:
3. mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
4. enraged; greatly provoked or irritated; angry.
5. abnormally furious; ferocious: affected with rabies; rabid:
6. extremely foolish or unwise; imprudent; irrational:
7. wildly excited or confused; frantic:
8. overcome by desire, eagerness, enthusiasm, etc.; excessively or uncontrollably fond; infatuated:
9. wildly lively and merry; enjoyably hilarious:
10. (of wind, storms, etc.) furious in violence:

verb (used with object)

1. Archaic. to make mad.

verb (used without object)

1. Archaic. to be, become, or act mad.

Origin of madding

1300-50; Middle English. See mad (v.), -ing²

Examples for madding

Exit the fellow traveler, looking for a movie far from the madding goons at Winterland.

They can not see the madding crowd, but they can enjoy the sunshine and hunt mice among the rubbish.

He finds Mexico somewhat far from his special "madding crowd."

These love not the dhobi, and dwell by preference far from the madding crowd.

And the best of all is that here one is "far from the madding crowd."

He said let's take a walk in the moonlight for the air was madding.

Each one is likely wondering what the other is doing so far from the madding crowd.

Here are a couple of chairs, and a table, far from the madding crowd.

Shut out from the madding crowd, one could breathe in comfort.

He eschewed the hum of cities and the roar of the ‘madding crowd.’