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darn

1 darn /ˈdɑɚn/ verb
darns; darned; darning
1 darn
/ˈdɑɚn/
verb
darns; darned; darning
Britannica Dictionary definition of DARN
[+ object]
: to fix (a piece of clothing, a hole, etc.) by sewing
compare 4darn
2 darn /ˈdɑɚn/ noun
plural darns
2 darn
/ˈdɑɚn/
noun
plural darns
Britannica Dictionary definition of DARN
[count]
: a hole or tear that has been fixed by sewing
compare 5darn
3 darn /ˈdɑɚn/ interjection
3 darn
/ˈdɑɚn/
interjection
Britannica Dictionary definition of DARN
US, informal
used as a more polite form of damn
4 darn /ˈdɑɚn/ verb
4 darn
/ˈdɑɚn/
verb
Britannica Dictionary definition of DARN
chiefly US, informal
used as a more polite form of damn
see also darnedest
compare 1darn
5 darn /ˈdɑɚn/ noun
5 darn
/ˈdɑɚn/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DARN
chiefly US, informal
used as a more polite form of damn
compare 2darn
6 darn /ˈdɑɚn/ adjective
or darned
6 darn
/ˈdɑɚn/
adjective
or darned
Britannica Dictionary definition of DARN
chiefly US, informal
used as a more polite form of damn
see also darnedest

— darn

/ˈdɑɚn/ or darned adverb