darning
Meaning of darning
- the skill or activity of mending a hole in knitted material by interweaving yarn.
long hours of tedious darning
thin darning wool
- mend (a hole in knitted material) by interweaving yarn with a needle.
I don't expect you to darn my socks
early 17th century: perhaps from dialect dern ‘to hide’, which is from Old English diernan, of West Germanic origin; compare with Middle Dutch dernen ‘stop holes in (a dyke)’.
verb, gerund or present participle- used in various expressions for emphasis or to express anger or frustration.
darn it all, Poppa!
late 18th century: euphemism for damn.
Information about darning
- The plural form of darning is: darnings.
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Hyphenation of darning
darn-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- darning is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
darning synonyms
Meaning repair (something that is broken or damaged):
Meaning restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition:
Meaning strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material:
Meaning make, mend, or join (something) with stitches:
Meaning a small round stone used to cover road surfaces:
Meaning carry out (a task) badly or carelessly:
Meaning mend or strengthen (fabric or clothing) with a patch:
Meaning repair or improve something:
Meaning hit (someone or something) hard:
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