madden
verb (used with object)
to anger or infuriate.
is maddening
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present progressiveof madden (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The museum’s new building, designed by Peter Zumthor, is as audacious in its conception as it is maddening to navigate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
The sudden change in their own emotions is maddening and jolting to the narcissist.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025
It is maddening to see a struggling team repeatedly without their major attacking threat just after he’s shown us all what we’ve been missing.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2024
The government has no legal obligation to reimburse travelers, which is maddening, said Brett Snyder, a travel agent and author of the “Cranky Flier” travel blog.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
All that passes here is maddening, and I am very grateful to my father and mother for having endowed me with a frame which resists the blows.
From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
