gladden

[US]/'glæd(ə)n/
[UK]/ˈɡlædn../
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. make someone feel happy or pleased.

Phrases & Collocations

gladden your heart

Example Sentences

praise that gladdens the spirit;

sadden one's friends and gladden one's enemies

Don’t sadden your friends and gladden your enemies.

the high, childish laugh was a sound that gladdened her heart.

The news of your coming has gladdened my heart.

It gladdens my heart to see you happy.

The news of her success gladdened her parents.

A kind gesture can gladden someone's day.

The sight of flowers blooming always gladdens me.

His laughter never fails to gladden those around him.

A sincere apology can gladden a wounded heart.

The unexpected gift gladdened her on her birthday.

The warm sunshine gladdened everyone's spirits.

Receiving good news never fails to gladden me.

His kind words never fail to gladden her heart.

Real-world Examples

Before the waving cornfields shall gladden the sunny day.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

My lord, it gladdens my heart to hear these words. I too wish to heal these wounds.

Source: The Legend of Merlin

" It gladdens me." He matched his son's smile.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

God sent them thither to gladden our poor Clifford.

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

How few of Nature's faces are left alone to gladden us with their beauty!

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

Heidi was gladdened by these tidings, and asked: " Can we tell Him everything, everything" ?

Source: Heidi

Here he encountered a very king of seals, a colossal creature that gladdened the hunter's eyes as game worthy of his skill.

Source: Vancouver Legend

Thousands of kisses have I imprinted upon it, and a thousand times has it gladdened my heart on departing from and returning to my home.

Source: The Sorrows of Young Werther

As courier for the Canadian Government, bearing important despatches, he was anxious to secure the best dogs, and he was particularly gladdened by the possession of Buck.

Source: The Call of the Wild

The fire upon the hearth can gladden a whole semicircle of faces round about it, but need not know the individuality of one among them all.

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

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