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darning

darning is the present participle and gerund 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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Noun

darning (plural darnings)

  1. A repair made by darning.
    • Who has told of the turnings, the dyings, the ironings, the darnings, that have gone to make misses of ten pounds a-year pin-money look as smart as the squanderer of five hundred?1839, Frances Trollope, chapter I, in The Widow Barnaby. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 15

Forms of darning

pluraldarnings

Words formed from darning

Phrases with darning

Questions about darning

What does darning mean?
Darning means a repair made by darning.
What is darning the present participle and gerund of?
Darning is the present participle and gerund of darn.
What part of speech is darning?
Darning is a noun.
What is the plural of darning?
The plural of darning is darnings.

Words near darning in the dictionary

  1. darnfool
  2. darnick
  3. darnicks
  4. Darnielle
  5. Darnielles
  6. darning
  7. darning egg
  8. darning eggs
  9. darning last
  10. darning lasts
  11. darning mushroom

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