madding

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

madding

adj

Definition of MADDING

: acting in a frenzied manner —usually used in the phrase madding crowd to denote especially the crowded world of human activity and strife <built his home far from the madding crowd>

First Known Use of MADDING

1579

Rhymes with MADDING

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: maddle
Previous Word in the Dictionary: madder yellow
All Words Near: madding

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up madding? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter

Get Our Free Apps

Voice Search, Favorites,
Word of the Day, and More

iPhone | iPad | Android | More