saddening


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sad·den

(săd′n)
tr. & intr.v. sad·dened, sad·den·ing, sad·dens
To make or become sad.
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saddening

(ˈsædənɪŋ)
adj
causing someone to become sad
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saddening

[ˈsædənɪŋ] adj → triste
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Yes, and it sets him to sighing and saddening around, and there's something the matter with him, he don't know what.
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