Associations to the word «Saddening»

Wiktionary

SADDEN, verb. (transitive) to make sad or unhappy
SADDEN, verb. (intransitive) (rare) to become sad or unhappy
SADDEN, verb. (transitive) (rare) to darken a color during dyeing
SADDEN, verb. (transitive) to render heavy or cohesive

Dictionary definition

SADDEN, verb. Make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me".
SADDEN, verb. Come to feel sad.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats