Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Madding /măd'-ĭng/ · Mad·ding · IPA /ˈmædɪŋ/ 01 a. Affected with madness; raging; furious. 1. Affected with madness; raging; furious.[Archaic] “Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.” — Gray. “The madding wheels Of brazen chariots raged.” — Milton.