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gladden
/ ˈɡlædən /
verb
- to make or become glad and joyful
Derived Forms
- ˈgladdener, noun
Other Words From
- gladden·er noun
- un·gladden verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
That kind of moralizing would gladden the hearts of 19th-century prohibitionists, but it has no place in modern, evidence-based dietary guidelines.
I also realize how lucky we are that Robert Gladden's step-father kept his weapons under lock and key.
Long before that, however, the sun had come back to gladden the Polar regions, and break up the reign of ancient night.
If they are depressed, they smoke or chew tobacco, and gladden themselves therewith.
In his heart he longed for a bed that night, and a cup of hot coffee to gladden his gizzard.
Its bluish purple flowers gladden the bare brown hillsides with great profusion of bloom, in earnest of returning life.
A noble simplicity and wholesomeness will characterize the life of man, and universal peace will gladden his heart.
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