26984 words

darn

9 definitions • 12 examples
1
to repair a hole or a piece of clothing with long stitches across the hole and other stitches across them:

Examples:

She still darns the holes in her socks.
2
a place in a piece of clothing where it has been repaired by darning:

Examples:

She runs her finger over the darn to check its smoothness.
Today she wore her oldest jeans, and a sagging sweater with darns in the elbows.
3
used instead of damn to express anger:

Examples:

darn it Darn it! There goes my bus!
4
used to emphasize what you are saying:

Examples:

That darn World Cup means so much to you, I know.
It's over, and there's not a darned thing we can do about it.
5
used to emphasize what you are saying:

Examples:

She runs so darn fast!
We worked pretty darned hard.
6
to repair a hole or a piece of clothing with long stitches across the hole and other stitches woven across them:

Examples:

to darn socks
7

Examples:

Darn it! I missed my bus.
8
used to express anger or annoyance:

Examples:

Where’s my darn notebook?
9
Darn can also mean extremely:

Examples:

I’m too darn tired to go out tonight.

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