Definitions for darning

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darning darn·ing

Spelling: [dahr-ning]

IPA: /ˈdɑr nɪŋ/

Darning is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 147 anagrams from letters in darning (adginnr).

Definitions for darning

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that darns.
2. the result produced.
3. articles darned or to be darned.
4. a darned place, as in a garment:

Idioms

1. give a darn. damn (def 14).

adjective, adverb

1. darned.

verb (used with object)

1. to mend, as torn clothing, with rows of stitches, sometimes by crossing and interweaving rows to span a gap.
2. to curse; damn:

Origin of darning

First recorded in 1605-15; darn¹ + -ing¹

Examples for darning

Wendy's favourite time for sewing and darning was after they had all gone to bed.

Aunt has found out the slit, and poor I will be set to the darning to-morrow.

Betty, why do you sit up at this hour of the night darning your stockings?

I saw Mitt Romney darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there, what does he care?

He is at his darning; ay, with real wool and a real needle he is darning his socks.

Around it are Michael Myers, darning his mask in preparation for the forthcoming Halloween 2.

Then her mother looked up from the stockings she was darning.

Iris propped the book up against her basket and went on darning.

We shan't have to do any darning, but just embroidery in our cells and wax flowers.

Jim's mother looked thoughtfully at the sock she was darning.