: acting in a frenzied manner
—usually used in the phrase madding crowd to denote especially the crowded world of human activity and strife
built his home far from the madding crowd
madding
2 of 2present participle of mad entry 2
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“Madding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madding. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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