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saddening, ppl. a.|ˈsæd(ə)nɪŋ|
[-ing2.]
†1. That saddens or renders stiff. Obs.
1653W. Blithe Eng. Improv. Impr. 135 In..working it [lime] into the Land..it seems & appeares to be Coldest, and most sadning of Land of any Soyl whatsoever.
2. Causing sadness.
1742Collins Oriental Ecl. iv. 24 And shrieks and sorrows load the saddening wind. 1804J. Grahame Sabbath 705 He never longs to read the saddening tale Of endless wars. 1856Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) II. vii. 190 The circumstances under which this session opened were..grave and saddening. 1884Chr. Commw. 23 Oct. 21/3 It is saddening to hear that the Sunderland engineers have been on strike for 60 weeks. |