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darn·ing

[dahr-ning] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	the act of a person or thing that darns.

2.	the result produced.

3.	articles darned or to be darned.

[Origin: 1605–15; darn¹ + -ing¹

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darn¹   (därn) Pronunciation Key
v.   darned, darn·ing, darns

v.   tr.
To mend (a garment, for example) by weaving thread or yarn across a gap or hole.

v.   intr.
To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it.

n.   A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it: a sock full of darns.

[French dialectal darner, perhaps from Norman French darne, piece, from Breton darn.]

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darn²   (därn) Pronunciation Key
interj.   Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.

adv.   & adj.
Damn.

tr.v.   darned, darn·ing, darns
To damn.

[Alteration of damn.]

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darning
noun
the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads

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