darned; darning; darns
1
: to mend with interlacing stitches
2
: to embroider by filling in with long running or interlacing stitches
: to do darning
darner
noun
Examples of darn in a Sentence
Verb (1)
in the old days, holes in socks had to be darned by hand
Adjective or adverb
I can't seem to tie this darn shoe
Noun (2)
nobody gave a darn about us when we were poor, but now that we are rich, we have friends we never knew about!
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James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Fads and fashion be darned; the principles that dictate the propagation of sound waves have existed since the beginning of creation.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Yet there's also some darn fine journalism in writer/director James Gunn's film.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2025
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Verb
Everything could be patched, darned, or tinkered with.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Fads and fashion be darned; the principles that dictate the propagation of sound waves have existed since the beginning of creation.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective or adverb
And the darn thing just might work for the new College Football Playoff format beginning in 2026.
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Yet there's also some darn fine journalism in writer/director James Gunn's film.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2025
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“Darn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darn. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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darn
1 of 4 verb
: to mend with interlacing stitches
darn socks
darn
2 of 4 noun
: a place that has been darned
darn
4 of 4 noun
: damn entry 2 sense 2
not worth a darn
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