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madding

adjective

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>
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First Known Use of MADDING

1579

Rhymes with MADDING

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