madling adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •(dialect, no longer used) Mad; insane; crazy.To be madling is to have our ideas confused. — 1881 noun1 •A mad creature; one who acts wildly or foolishly.A madling acts in opposition to common sense. He is an owd madling whose reason has become childish by the lapse of years. — 1881 formsmadlings · more madling · most madling