madding

adjective

mad·​ding ˈma-diŋ 

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for madding

• adding
• cladding
• gladding
• padding