transcription, транскрипция: [ dɑ:(r)n ]
( darns, darning, darned)
1.
If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you mend a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them.
Aunt Emilie darned old socks...
VERB : V n
• darn‧ing
...chores such as sewing and darning.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
People sometimes use darn or darned to emphasize what they are saying, often when they are annoyed. ( INFORMAL )
There’s not a darn thing he can do about it...
= damn, damned
ADJ : ADJ n [ emphasis ]
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Darn is also an adverb.
...the desire to be free to do just as we darn well please...
ADV : ADV adj / adv
3.
You can say I’ll be darned to show that you are very surprised about something. ( AM INFORMAL )
‘A talking pig!’ he exclaimed. ‘Well, I’ll be darned.’
PHRASE [ feelings ]