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- [dahrn]
- /dɑrn/
- /dɑːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dahrn]
- /dɑrn/
Definitions of darn word
- verb darn If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you mend a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them. 3
- countable noun darn A darn is a part of a piece of clothing that has been darned. 3
- adjective darn People sometimes use darn or darned to emphasize what they are saying, often when they are annoyed. 3
- adjective darn Darn is also an adverb. 3
- verb darn to mend (a hole or a garment) with a series of crossing or interwoven stitches 3
- noun darn a patch of darned work on a garment 3
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Origin of darn
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; perhaps to be identified with Middle English dernen to keep secret, conceal, Old English (Anglian) dernan
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Parts of speech for Darn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
darn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
darn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for darn
interj darn
noun darn
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- malediction — a curse; imprecation.
- curse word — a profane or obscene word, especially as used in anger or for emphasis.
- fig — dress or array: to appear at a party in full fig.
verb darn
- sew — to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
- stitch — one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- sew up — to join or attach by stitches.
adjective darn
- dratted — damned; confounded (used as a mild oath): This dratted car won't start.
- blasted — Some people use blasted to express anger or annoyance at something or someone.
- blamed — damned
- all-fired — excessive; extreme
- blankety-blank — damned
Antonyms for darn
verb darn
- tear — the act of tearing.
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