darning 1 of 2

noun

as in sewing

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darning

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verb

present participle of darn
as in stitching
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches in the old days, holes in socks had to be darned by hand

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Recent Examples of darning
Noun
There’s also a vineyard, a library and a school of arts and crafts that teaches masonry, gardening and farming, tailoring, knitting, cutting and sewing, darning and mending. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
By Jennifer Barger Special to The Washington Post One dusty family photo album in my attic holds black-and-white snapshots of my mother and grandmother darning their socks in the early 1950s. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darning
  1. sewing
  2. stitching
  3. knitting
  4. suturing
  5. repair
  6. repairing
  7. mending
  8. closing
Noun
  • The environmental benefits of faster sewing robots are limited if a brand uses the efficiency gains to manufacture more products or fly more garments to market.
    — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Students can sign up for special workshops to make a specific project, like a flower tote, or book open sewing time at the warehouse space.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of sewing
Verb
  • Eleanor began stitching it together and, after her death in 2024, at the age of 87, Sofia ensured it was finished.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • He’s made elegant additions, too, such as stitching in a lovely fairy tale that Ionesco wrote for his daughter and staging it with a whimsical storm of soap bubbles.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of stitching
Noun
  • That work involved fiber production, knitting and 3D printing alongside research into biological pigmentation.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Strangers return as friends, sometimes bringing their wider knitting circles with them.
    — Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of knitting
Verb
  • The first surgeries—suturing vaginal lacerations post-delivery—were reported in 1050 AD.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of suturing
Noun
  • These systems are marketed as customer service tools, but they are also designed to generate repair business.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Caltrans The Coastal Commission gave the green light for emergency repairs and stabilization for another vital transportation route in Orange County.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of repair
Verb
  • The court also ordered them to pay compensation for the costs of examining and repairing the cables.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The versatile tool can help with repairing stuff, or putting together decorations.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of repairing
Noun
  • Yet, in many cases simple mending, either done yourself or at a dry cleaner shop, can fix the problem.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • There’s also a vineyard, a library and a school of arts and crafts that teaches masonry, gardening and farming, tailoring, knitting, cutting and sewing, darning and mending.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of mending
Noun
  • The closing lines about Cuervo Gold and the fine Colombian are the song’s most famous, for good reason.
    — Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Angela Gonzales-Torres, a fellow Democrat who started her campaign to unseat Gomez long before the ethics inquiry, said the controversy surrounding the congressman became an important factor for voters in the closing stretch.
    — Anna Liss-Roy, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of closing

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“Darning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darning. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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