Definitions for darnings

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darnings darn·ing

Spelling: [dahr-ning]

IPA: /ˈdɑr nɪŋ/

Darnings is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 275 anagrams from letters in darnings (adginnrs).

Definitions for darnings

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 darnings

First recorded in 1605-15; darn¹ + -ing¹

Examples for darnings

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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