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daren't

American  
[dair-uhnt] / ˈdɛər ənt /
  1. contraction of dare not.


Example Sentences

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An audio reader daren’t go flat, for fear of droning on and boring the listener, but as this audiobook shows, excessive buoyancy also carries a risk.

From The Wall Street Journal

I daren’t put the light on, though, so I feel my way across the room.

From Literature

But I daren’t ask in case she went and said something to someone that would somehow get back to Kekeli’s perfect little ears.

From Literature

In their Plaza suite, they smoke cigarettes, read newspapers, watch themselves on TV and mess with the film crew, forcing them through the fourth wall: “There’s a woman there, you see,” says McCartney, “with a little microphone, see, and she daren’t talk.”

From Los Angeles Times

He doesn't know how many of the keys are still relevant but he daren't throw any away.

From BBC