- present participle of madden.
maddening
Example Sentences
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Ford told reporters on Monday that the neighbourly squabbles can be maddening.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Few films capture the hum of life in all its maddening beauty quite like this one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
“You probably realize how maddening that can be in a 90-plus minute match to run to the bathroom—and then miss the lone goal.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Music is perhaps the purest of these art forms, tapping into our lizard brains to regulate our emotions that are seeking to make sense of this precious yet maddening existence.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
“No telling. There are so many people being moved around, one station at a time. It’s hard to get messages through. The railroad is God’s work, but maddening to manage.”
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
