gladdening

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Verb

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gladdening

  1. present participle and gerund of gladden

Noun

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gladdening (countable and uncountable, plural gladdenings)

  1. A becoming glad.
    • 1822, John Galt, Sir Andrew Wylie, of that ilk, page 101:
      After the buoyancy and gladdenings of her joyous welcome had subsided, she requested that he would make a point of coming to her ball — the same to which Miss Cunningham and her aunt were invited.

Adjective

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gladdening (comparative more gladdening, superlative most gladdening)

  1. Causing feelings of gladness.
    • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Francesca Carrara. [], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, [], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 1:
      Now, the cheerful sun looks in mockingly; we rejoice not in the face of day; it brings not hope, but memory to our minds; and we only watch the gladdening beams to think that they are shining on the narrow grave.