present participle of gladden

A becoming glad.

Causing feelings of gladness.

(transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad. / (intransitive, archaic) To become more glad in one's disposition.

(anatomy) The center part of the sternum. / Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

Of or pertaining to a gladiator.

plural of glade

comparative form of glad: more glad

(nonstandard, proscribed, rare) Alternative form of gladden

plural of Gladstone bag