craze
verb (used with object)
to derange or impair the mind of; make insane.
crazing
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present participleof craze.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But the Bureau of Land Management still moved to protect them with new rules that would limit mining, development and cattle crazing — all of which represent lucrative revenue for industries and the states.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2015
As bad as we’ve played, people might think I’m crazing for saying we don’t believe we’re out of it.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2011
Too thick a finish will cause cooling, crazing and cracking.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hard refractory clays often remain porous and are a fruitful source of crazing and breaking.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by George J. Cox
The pain in his heart grew duller at intervals, benumbed by the tension; but it always returned, sickening him, almost crazing him.
From The Common Law by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
