madden
verb (used with object)
to anger or infuriate.
has maddened
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present perfectof madden (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The pope’s penchant for speaking in an off-the-cuff manner has maddened not only supporters and critics, but also his staff in the Roman bureaucracy.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2020
But, as governor, Mr. Paterson’s seeming inconsistency has maddened the powerful Democratic Assembly leader Sheldon Silver, who has several times delivered public rebukes to the governor.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2010
Little fool!" he cried to me; "he has maddened you too, then!
From A Romance of Two Worlds by Marie Corelli
Its very strangeness has maddened them the more, while sharpening their desire to have a last look at his remains, and give them Christian burial.
From The Lone Ranche by Mayne Reid
June has maddened them, but they come no nearer.
From Plays of Near & Far by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron Dunsany
