Etymology
Origin of darning
Example Sentences
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Her first act as a nonworking person: a solo trip to Scotland, where she took a darning workshop and learned how to repair sweaters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
The feet were shoeless, with socks in need of darning.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2022
"Perhaps I will have to forgo my darning circle!" a concerned lady about town sighs.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2022
"The shelling of peas, the darning of socks, the sort of thing my mum used to do sitting and watching the television... knitting," he explained.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2020
Six beads from a child’s necklace, five building blocks, a darning egg, a bone, a small harmonica, and a partly consumed lollipop.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
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