gladdening

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gladdening - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladdened; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Gladdening.] [See Glad, v. t.]
     To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to
     exhilarate.
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           A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.
                                                    --Addison.
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