Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladdened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Gladdening}.] [See {Glad}, v. t.]
To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to
exhilarate.
A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.
--Addison.
gladdened
adj : made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel
exhilarated--happy to be alive" [syn: {exhilarated}]