📖 Definitions of "Darning"
verb
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Euphemism of damn.
verb
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To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
"I need to darn these socks again."
noun
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A repair made by darning.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Darning"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| damnverb | (sometimes vulgar) Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody. |
| hootnoun | The cry of an owl. |
| shitnoun | (countable, uncountable, colloquial, literally) Usually solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces. |
| shucksnoun | an expression of disappointment or irritation |
| darning needlenoun | A damselfly, or a dragonfly that resembles one. |
| darning eggnoun | An egg-shaped ovoid of stone, porcelain, wood, or similar hard material, which is inserted into the toe or heel of a sock to hold it in the proper shape and provide a firm foundation for repairs. |
| darning mushroomnoun | A mushroom-shaped device to darn a sock on. The sock can be stretched over the top of the (curved) mushroom, and gathered tightly around the stalk. |
| dining needlenoun | (colloquial, rare) Alternative form of darning needle; a dragonfly. [Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A needle used for darning.] |
| dip stitchnoun | (knitting) A stitch made by knitting into a stitch (or even the space between stitches) of an earlier row. |
| darnexnoun | Alternative form of dornick. [A coarse sort of damask, originally made at Tournai, Belgium, and used for hangings, carpets, etc.] |
| dornocknoun | A small village west of Eastriggs, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NY2366). |
| daubingnoun | Something daubed, such as graffiti. |
| dapplingnoun | A dappled pattern. |
| daggingsnoun | dags; dangling locks of sheep wool matted with dung |
| daggesnoun | (obsolete) An ornamental cutting of the edges of garments. |
| dyeworknoun | (uncountable) Visual effects produced by dyeing. |
| dabbitynoun | (Scotland) A little ornament; a knick-knack. |
| darndestnoun | Alternative spelling of darnedest. [(US) Damnedest; one's best effort.] |
| dadneynoun | Alternative form of dadny. [(India, historical) An advance paid to a craftsman, a weaver, etc. by a trader in the goods produced.] |
| durndestnoun | Alternative form of darnedest. [(US) Damnedest; one's best effort.] |
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