madden
verb (used with object)
to anger or infuriate.
were maddening
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past progressiveof madden.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, said the deaths in the Northwest were maddening.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
When he wasn’t, the results were maddening — you could practically see the wheels spinning in his head as he labored through walk-laden starts.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2021
The few extant photographs of her were maddening.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
Kim’s father and grandfather were maddening to deal with, but they had a negotiating style.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2018
It never could have been the same again, though—the spell was breaking, hardship and hunger were maddening them—who knows to what counsels they 'd have listened soon!
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever
