madding

[ mad-ing ]

adjective

1. acting madly or senselessly; insane; frenzied:

   a quiet place far from the madding crowd.

2. making mad:

   a madding grief.

madding

/ ˈmædɪŋ /

adjective

1. acting or behaving as if mad

   the madding crowd

2. making mad; maddening

Derived Forms

• ˈmaddingly, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of madding¹

1300–50; Middle English. See mad (v.), -ing ²

Example Sentences

Postecoglou was in desperate need of Spurs showing their acceptable face after one of those displays that demonstrated the madding inconsistency of his team, even from one half to the next when they lost a 2-0 interval lead to go down 3-2 at Brighton, and were then tamely beaten by Crystal Palace last weekend.

From BBC

Michael Madding, Lucra’s chief operating officer, said in an interview on Wednesday that the company’s product would be used for “skill-based” games at Dave & Buster’s, including “recreational activities for which the outcome is largely or entirely dependent on the knowledge, ability, strength, speed, endurance, intelligence of the participants and is subject to the control of those participants.”

From New York Times

Mr. Madding said that Lucra’s products are available to people 18 and older and that the company allows its partners and consumers to set limits “based on their needs and preferences. “Our typical average contest size for Lucra’s technology is around $5 to $10,” he said.

From New York Times

For now, that means players will be able to bet against each other, not Dave & Buster’s itself, Lucra’s chief operating officer, Michael Madding, told me.

From Slate

“I think there’s a lot of really interesting forms of gamification and gameplay formats and ‘what’s at stake’ that we’re hoping to build into with all of our partners,” Madding said.

From Slate

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