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mad·den·ing

[mad-n-ing] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.

2.	infuriating or exasperating: his maddening indifference to my pleas.

3.	raging; furious: a maddening wind.

[Origin: 1735–45; madden + -ing²

]

—Related forms

mad·den·ing·ly, adverb

mad·den·ing·ness, noun

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mad·den   (mād'n) Pronunciation Key
v.   mad·dened, mad·den·ing, mad·dens

v.   tr.

To make angry; irritate.
To drive insane.

v. intr.
To become infuriated.

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mad·den·ing (mād'n-ĭng) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Tending to anger or irritate: a maddening delay at the airport.
Tending to drive insane.

mad'den·ing·ly adv.

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maddening
adjective
extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn: exasperating]

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