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madding
frenzied; raging: far from the madding crowd
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maddening – driving to madness or frenzy; exasperating: All those delays are maddening.
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mad·ding
(măd′ĭng)adj.
In a state of frenzy; frenzied: "far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife" (Thomas Gray).
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madding
(ˈmædɪŋ)adj
1. acting or behaving as if mad: the madding crowd.
2. making mad; maddening
ˈmaddingly adv
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mad•ding
(ˈmæd ɪŋ)adj.
tumultuous: the madding crowd.
[1300–50]
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madding
- In "far from the madding crowd," madding is a poetic survival meaning "wild, furious, raving, mad."See also related terms for mad.
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