darn
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Alteration of damn
Adjective [edit]
darn (not comparable)
- (euphemistic) Damn.
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
damn
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Adverb [edit]
darn (not comparable)
- (degree, euphemistic) Damned.
Interjection [edit]
darn
- (euphemistic) Damn.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also dammit
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
damn
Verb [edit]
darn (third-person singular simple present darns, present participle darning, simple past and past participle darned)
- (transitive) Euphemism of damn.
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Middle English dernen (“to keep secret, hide, conceal (a hole)”), from Old English diernan (“to hide, conceal”), from dierne (“secret”), from Proto-Germanic *darnijaz (“secret”). More at dern.
Verb [edit]
darn (third-person singular simple present darns, present participle darning, simple past and past participle darned)
- (transitive, sewing) 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.
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
stitch with thread
Noun [edit]
darn (plural darns)
- A place mended by darning.
Anagrams [edit]
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- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English euphemisms
- English adverbs
- English interjections
- English verbs
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- en:Sewing
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English degree adverbs
