darn
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /dɑɹn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)n
Etymology 1[edit]
Alteration of damn
Adjective[edit]
darn (not comparable)
- (euphemistic) Damn.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
damn — see damn
Adverb[edit]
darn (not comparable)
- (degree, euphemistic) Damned.
Interjection[edit]
darn
- (euphemistic) Damn.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also dammit
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
damn — see 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]
damn — see damn
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.
- Jonathan Swift
- He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockings.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
stitch with thread
Noun[edit]
darn (plural darns)
- A place mended by darning.
