adjective
- acting in a frenzied or frantic manner
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife.
- The madding throng pushed through the narrow streets.
- She sought refuge from the madding noise of the city.
- The madding rush of modern life exhausted him.
- Away from the madding world, he found peace in nature.
- The madding chaos of the marketplace overwhelmed her.