gladden
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
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See cheer.
Other Word Forms
- gladdener noun
- ungladden verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of gladden
Example Sentences
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It will gladden your hearts to know that the man in front of her was also stopped and ticketed.
From Los Angeles Times
And you would be glad, though gladdening this opera is not, to hear a performance as strong as Monday’s in any major house.
From New York Times
Lenton and Wilson, with a combined age of 130, were perhaps the most gladdening of the successes.
From BBC
The brilliant and gladdening “Six: The Musical” thumbs its fetching nose at Tudor England’s old boys network and reserves a few blissfully scornful finger-wags for our own.
From Washington Post
Pitt especially gladdens as the former inmate with the face tattoos and creative side gig.
From New York Times
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