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noun

Definition of darnnext
as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable 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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darn

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verb

ˈdärn How to pronounce darn (audio)
as in to stitch
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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darn

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adjective

ˈdärn How to pronounce darn (audio)
variants also durn
as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure I can't seem to tie this darn shoe

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Recent Examples of darn
Verb
NDAs be darned, the men of Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette season have begun to speak out! — Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026 Much is made of the iconography of the character of Mary Poppins — one of cinema's most famous, hyperbole be darned — but perhaps not enough is owed to how Julie Andrews, on the cusp of 30, simultaneously brought green charisma and decades of wisdom to the magical, practical nanny. — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Just get the darn curler and invoke Hathor! — Fiona Landers, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026 Helles Real won this whole darn thing in 2023, so that 2 seed is well-earned. — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for darn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darn
  1. damn
  2. stitch
  3. freaking
  4. hoot
  5. suture
  6. cursed
  7. repair
  8. sew
Noun
  • And if that is to be the case, most Chicagoans do not give a damn whether the team goes to Arlington Heights or Hammond.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • In a world of drivers mostly ruled by their corporate sponsors, Busch was an otherworldly talent who simply did not give a damn.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
Definition of damn
Verb
  • Masterson makes a six-figure salary as the director of GoCreate, a collaborative space on Wichita State University’s campus where students and community members can design, 3D print, laser cut, weld, saw and stitch their creations.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • The Guardian reported that the video also appears to show an unseen prisoner using a needle and thread to stitch the man's lips shut.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of stitch
Adjective
  • And that's what Simon hasn't learned how to do yet, which is to just go and get a freaking life.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • But my concern about my present writing quality is getting in the way of just telling a freaking story.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of freaking
Noun
  • With a few hoots and hollers, and even a couple clucks, the group took off on their ascent to the Betty Bear Hut.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
  • Sure, playing with his buddy Draymond Green sounded like a hoot.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Definition of hoot
Verb
  • The nerves can be sutured back together to minimize pain, Bank said, but most breast surgeons haven’t been trained to do this.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 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 suture
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, the place is more cursed than the Boston Red Sox were.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • Norse mythology reinforced this tradition through the story of Fafnir, a dwarf transformed into a dragon by his overwhelming greed for a cursed hoard of gold.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of cursed
Verb
  • Elsewhere during the trip, Steven and Kacie finally repaired their strained relationship after months of tension.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • High-performer burnout is only repaired by an honest audit and strategic reallocation of energy to the tasks that matter most.
    — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of repair
Verb
  • All pieces have a vintage-effect wash and sanding details, a graphic label detailing the fabric sewn or printed inside the garment and Fendi’s signature yellow stitching throughout.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
  • More than 1,000 death-row inmates held in a unit of Iran’s Ghezel Hesar Prison have entered a third week of a mass hunger strike to protest regime executions, with some prisoners sewing their lips shut in protest, according to reports.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of sew

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