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daren't

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


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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 • Mar. 12, 2026

Privacy allows one to think for oneself, but for two weeks Valeria daren’t write, because she is never alone.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

He told the Duke and Duchess: "If we hadn't have been here or something like us hadn't have been here then I daren't even think."

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2022

Around these companions she can be herself, as she daren’t around Noah or his despised new stepmother, Rose.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2021

“The sergeant, ma’am—over there by the large crate—he’s got the keys. But I daren’t ask him, ma’am, I’m sorry.”

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman