gladden someone's heart
Look at other dictionaries:
warm someone's heart — warm/gladden/someone’s heart mainly literary phrase to make someone feel happy Thesaurus: to make someone happy or happiersynonym Main entry: heart … Useful english dictionary
heart — [ hart ] noun *** ▸ 1 organ that pumps blood ▸ 2 area of chest with heart ▸ 3 your feelings ▸ 4 inner central part ▸ 5 shape representing love ▸ 6 suit of playing cards ▸ 7 most important part ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the organ in your chest that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heart — I UK [hɑː(r)t] / US [hɑrt] noun Word forms heart : singular heart plural hearts *** 1) [countable] the organ in your chest that makes blood flow around your body I could hear his heart beating. have a weak/bad heart: Did you know he had a weak… … English dictionary
gladden — verb (T) gladden sb s heart old fashioned to make someone feel pleased and happy: It gladdened the old man s heart to see his grandchildren playing in the yard … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gladden — [[t]glæ̱d(ə)n[/t]] gladdens, gladdening, gladdened 1) PHRASE: V and N inflect If you say that something gladdens someone s heart, you mean that it makes them feel pleased and hopeful. [WRITTEN] ...a conclusion that should gladden the hearts of… … English dictionary
gladden — UK [ˈɡlæd(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms gladden : present tense I/you/we/they gladden he/she/it gladdens present participle gladdening past tense gladdened past participle gladdened old fashioned to make someone happy It gladdens my… … English dictionary
gladden — glad|den [ glædn ] verb transitive OLD FASHIONED to make someone happy: It gladdens my heart to see you looking so well … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
do one's heart good — CHEER (UP), please, gladden, make one happy, delight, hearten, gratify, make one feel good, give one a lift; informal give someone a buzz, tickle someone pink, buck up. → heart … Useful english dictionary
do one's heart good — it does my heart good to see the children getting along Syn: cheer one (up), please one, gladden one, make one happy, delight one, hearten one, gratify one, make one feel good, give one a lift; informal tickle someone pink … Thesaurus of popular words
cheer — cheerer, n. cheeringly, adv. /chear/, n. 1. a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.: The cheers of the fans filled the stadium. 2. a set or traditional form of shout used by spectators to encourage or show enthusiasm for an… … Universalium
