madden
/ˈmæd.(ə̯)n̩/ verb C2- To make angry.
- To make insane; to inflame with passion.
He/she/it maddens · Past maddened · Past participle maddened · -ing form maddening
Verb forms
- Base form
- madden
- He/she/it
- maddens
- Past
- maddened
- Past participle
- maddened
- -ing form
- maddening
From the library
The situation to him must have been a maddening one.
The man’s insolence was maddening, but we could not resent it.
“It’s pretty maddening to think that an important secret may lie here on this slip of paper, and that it is beyond human power to penetrate it.”
The thought was maddening, and Dantès threw himself furiously down on his straw.
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