saddening

UK: /ˈsæd^ənɪŋ/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

sad•den /ˈsædən/   v. 

1. to make or become sad: [~ + object]
   The news of their teammate's paralysis saddened the team.
   [It + ~ + object + that clause]
   It saddened me that she wouldn't trust me.
   [no object]
   He saddened when he heard the news.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sad•den  (sad′n), v.t., v.i. 

1. to make or become sad.

• sad + -en¹ 1590–1600

sad′den•ing•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

sadden / ˈsæd^ən/ verb

1. to make or become sad