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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.