Darn meaning
Darn is defined as a way to show disappointment or dismay, as a more proper version of the word "damn."
When you slam your finger with a hammer but you do not want to shout a swear word, this is an example of a time when you would shout "darn!"
interjection
To damn.
verb
To darn is defined as to fix a hole in cloth by weaving a patch across the hole.
When you use thread to weave a patch a hole in a sock, this is an example of a time when you darn the sock.
verb
To mend (a garment, for example) by weaving thread or yarn across a gap or hole.
verb
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To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it.
verb
A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it.
A sock full of darns.
noun
Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
interjection
Damn.
adjective
To mend (cloth) or repair (a hole or tear in cloth) by sewing a network of stitches across the gap.
verb
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A darned place in fabric.
noun
A place mended by darning.
noun
Origin of darn
From Middle English dernen (“to keep secret, hide, conceal (a hole)”), from Old English diernan (“to hide, conceal”), from dierne (“secret”), from Proto-Germanic *darnijaz (“secret”). More at dern.