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Used to express surprise, agitation or disappointment
“Oh, darn! I just let the opportunity of a lifetime slip.”
Used as a substitute for more explicit expletives such as dammit, damn it, or dang it
To repair a garment especially by stitching or sewing up
“After you go upstairs, bring me your pajamas and I will darn the hole.”
To link, unite or fuse together (by weaving)
To speak with vulgar, irreverent or profane language
Deserving of condemnation or execration
“This darn fool had nearly ruined everything.”
A part of a garment that has been mended
“She hoped Luke wouldn't notice the puckered darn on the sleeve of her coat, a reminder of her recent escape from the Buttle house.”
The smallest amount, part or particle imaginable
“I certainly don't know a darn about engines and engineering.”
Expressing annoyance, frustration or emphasis
To a great extent or degree
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