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Definitions for saddening
sad·den·ing

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  1. saddeningadjective

    Causing sadness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Saddening

    of Sadden

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Saddening

    sad′n-ing, n. a method of applying mordants in dyeing and printing cloths, so as to give duller shades to the colours employed.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of saddening in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of saddening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of saddening in a Sentence

  1. Ciara Harris:

    It’s very saddening, but at least the monuments were not torn down by angry mobs. harriet Tubman Grove will provide the city an opportunity to correct historic injustice to a Maryland native. Our city is properly recognizing an African-American hero.

  2. La Vergne:

    It's very saddening and heartbreaking ... that an adult would put other people's children or children in harm's way like that.

  3. Police Superintendent David Brown:

    No family, no block, no community in the City of Chicago should have to endure the looming threat of guns and gangs, this is a tragedy, there are too many incidents just like this. We’re losing too many young people, and it’s really saddening.

  4. Yuichi Kumami:

    They may not be able to produce the same kind of works again and it was my hope that there would be more memorable works in the future, but that may be impossible now and that is very saddening.

  5. Angus Hohenboken from aid group:

    There's a landscape of skeleton trees and patchworks of square outlines where houses used to be, it's really quite a saddening sight.

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