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Damning vs Darning - What's the difference?

damning | darning |

As verbs the difference between damning and darning

is that damning is while darning is .

As nouns the difference between damning and darning

is that damning is a condemnation while darning is a repair made by darning.

As an adjective damning

is condemning.

damning

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • condemning
    • damning evidence was clear for all to see

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A condemnation.
  • * 2003 , Richard Traubner, Operetta: A Theatrical History (page 338)
    • This elicited damnings from pulpit and press, and insured a healthy run.
  • An act of swearing with the word "damn".
  • * (Daniel Defoe)
    • No man is believed a jot the more for all the asseverations, damnings , and swearings he makes.
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    darning

    English

    (wikipedia darning)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * darning egg * darning mushroom * darning needle

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A repair made by darning.
  • * 1840 , Frances Milton Trollope, The Widow Barnaby (page 5)
    • Who has told of the turnings, the dyings, the ironings, the darnings , that have gone to make misses of ten pounds a-year pin-money look as smart as the squanderer of five hundred?