DARN | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of darn in English darnverb [ T ] uk /dɑːn/ us /dɑːrn/ Add to word list Add to word list to repair a hole or a piece of clothing with long stitches across the hole and other stitches across them: She still darns the holes in her socks. Knitting & sewing

• appliqué
• appliquéd
• Aran
• Bargello
• baste
• handknitted
• hank
• hem
• intarsia
• knit
• reknit
• resew
• rib
• run something up phrasal verb
• running stitch
• sampler
• seam
• seamstress
• sew
• stitch

See more results » darnnoun [ C ] uk /dɑːn/ us /dɑːrn/ a place in a piece of clothing where it has been repaired by darning: 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.

• Thank you, that is a beautiful darn.
• Irena had finished the darn.
• She was ashamed of the patches and darns on her clothes.

Knitting & sewing

• appliqué
• appliquéd
• Aran
• Bargello
• baste
• handknitted
• hank
• hem
• intarsia
• knit
• reknit
• resew
• rib
• run something up phrasal verb
• running stitch
• sampler
• seam
• seamstress
• sew
• stitch

See more results » darnexclamation   informal uk /dɑːn/ us /dɑːrn/ used instead of damn to express anger: darn it Darn it! There goes my bus! Expressions of anger

• ay
• bally
• beg
• biscuit
• blast
• blasted
• bloody
• dickens
• drat
• dratted
• egad
• fie
• flaming
• flip
• la
• marry
• need
• precious
• put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it! idiom
• rats

See more results » darnadjective [ before noun ]   informal uk /dɑːn/ us /dɑːrn/ (also darned, uk/dɑːnd/ us/dɑːrnd/) used to emphasize what you are saying: 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. Linguistics: intensifying expressions

• annoy, frighten, scare, etc. the hell out of someone idiom
• anything
• as... as anything idiom
• at least idiom
• bare
• burn
• come
• end
• load
• mile
• on steroids idiom
• pants
• pestilential
• price
• pure
• rattling
• rattlingly
• shit
• to the bone idiom
• too

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Idiom

the darnedest thing darnadverb   informal uk /dɑːn/ us /dɑːrn/ (also darned, uk/dɑːnd/ us/dɑːrnd/) used to emphasize what you are saying: She runs so darn fast! We worked pretty darned hard. Linguistics: intensifying expressions

• annoy, frighten, scare, etc. the hell out of someone idiom
• anything
• as... as anything idiom
• at least idiom
• bare
• burn
• come
• end
• load
• mile
• on steroids idiom
• pants
• pestilential
• price
• pure
• rattling
• rattlingly
• shit
• to the bone idiom
• too

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Idiom

do your darnedest (Definition of darn from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

darn | American Dictionary

darnverb [ T ] us /dɑrn/

darn verb [T] (REPAIR)

Add to word list Add to word list to repair a hole or a piece of clothing with long stitches across the hole and other stitches woven across them: to darn socks darnexclamation   infml us /dɑrn/ (also darn it, us/ˈdɑr·nət, -nɪt/)

darn exclamation (EXPRESSION)

an expression of annoyance or surprise: Darn it! I missed my bus. darnadjective, adverb [ not gradable ]   infml us /dɑrn/ (also darned, us/dɑrnd/)

darn adjective, adverb [not gradable] (EXPRESSION)

used to express anger or annoyance: Where’s my darn notebook? Darn can also mean extremely: I’m too darn tired to go out tonight. (Definition of darn from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of darn

darn Politically conservative, they stood up for small shopkeepers and artisans, distrusted advertising and preferred 'quality' to cheapness and darning to new clothes. From the Cambridge English Corpus I have to say that this statement is a darn sight better than the one before it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They stitch and darn and get given bits by relatives or friends. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of them are a darn sight better off than people who have the guts and independence to rent privately or buy property. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A strong manufacturing base is, however, a darn sight better than a whole load of leisure centres and supermarkets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If he watches in the days ahead, he may realise that our commitment is a darn sight more than his party's commitment to defence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will be in a position to safeguard such bus routes only when the public have made darn sure that they have changed the situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will certainly be a darn sight more careful about public finances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We prefer a concrete buttress dam rather than a rock-filled darn, because a concrete dam would be more pleasing aesthetically and would be safer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Last year, it was darn cold in this country, cold almost everywhere, to the point that even in this place it was freezing cold. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Behind the darn which requires to be raised and raised and raised, a heavy, overwhelming, overpowering great flood of water is rising. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was brought up in such a background and as a boy saw conditions which were a darn sight worse than whatever applies today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My point is simpler than that: they are taking money to which they are not entitled, and they will make darn sure that they do not pay for any deficits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They might be inconvenient to householders, who may not be allowed to flush their toilets during a period of flooding, but that is a darn sight better than the alternative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only difference customers will notice is that they will go in with their card rather than their order book—and it will be a darn sight safer as a result. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of darn These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of darn? What is the pronunciation of darn it? What is the pronunciation of darned?

Translations of darn

in Chinese (Traditional) 縫補, 織補, （用於替代 damn）可惡，可恨，討厭… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 缝补, 织补, （用于替代 damn）可恶，可恨，讨厌… See more in Spanish zurcir, maldita sea, maldito… See more in Portuguese remendar, droga!, maldito… See more in Polish in Turkish in French in Norwegian in Russian cholerny, cholernie, cerować… See more ziyadesiyle, amma da, üf be… See more zut… See more faen… See more чертовский, чертовски, штопать… See more Need a translator?

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    • darn (REPAIR)
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    • darn (EXPRESSION)
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    • darn (EXPRESSION)
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