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darned

UK/dɑːnd/

darned is the simple past and past participle of darn.

Meaning of darn

Verb (1)

darn (third-person singular simple present darns, present participle darning, simple past and past participle darned)

  1. (euphemistic, transitive) Damn.
    Synonyms:
    dang, damn

Verb (2)

darn (third-person singular simple present darns, present participle darning, simple past and past participle darned)

  1. (transitive) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
    • I need to darn these socks again.

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Adjective

darned (comparative (rare) darneder or (rare) darnder, superlative darnedest or darndest)

  1. (euphemistic) A minced oath for damned, used to express contempt, exasperation, consternation, etc. towards someone or something.
    • Those darned kids were round here again this morning.
    • The darned rope has got tangled up.

Adverb

darned (not comparable)

  1. (degree) Damned, extremely.
    • That was darned nice of him, wasn't it?
    • He is so darned pig-headed.

Forms of darned

Verb
alternative formdarn'd
Adjective
superlativedarnedest
superlativedarndest
comparative (rare)darneder
comparative (rare)darnder

Words formed from darned

Words that rhyme with darned

Questions about darned

What does darned mean?
Darned means a minced oath for damned, used to express contempt, exasperation, consternation, etc. towards someone or something.
What is darned the simple past and past participle of?
Darned is the simple past and past participle of darn.
What part of speech is darned?
Darned can be an adjective or an adverb.
How do you pronounce darned?
Darned is pronounced /dɑːnd/ (UK).

Words near darned in the dictionary

  1. darnation
  2. darnations
  3. Darnay
  4. darnder
  5. darndest
  6. darned
  7. darneder
  8. darnedest
  9. darnel
  10. Darnell
  11. darnels

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Adapted from Wiktionary: darned (page history and authors); darn (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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