- raving; frenzied: now usually in the phrase far from the madding crowd, in a remote or secluded place: orig. in allusion to Thomas Gray's “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751) and Thomas Hardy's novel Far from the Madding Crowd (1874)
- maddening; making mad
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In a state of frenzy; frenzied: “far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife” ( Thomas Gray )
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Adjective
- (archaic): Affected with madness; raging; furious.
- Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. -Gray.
- The madding wheels Of brazen chariots raged. -Milton.
Verb
- Present participle of mad.
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