Darned vs Yarned - What's the difference?
darned | yarned |
(darn) See
(euphemistic) A minced oath for damned
(degree) Damned, extremely
(yarn)
(uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
(nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
(countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
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As verbs the difference between darned and yarned
is that darned is (darn) see while yarned is (yarn).As an adjective darned
is (euphemistic) a minced oath for damned .As an adverb darned
is (degree) damned, extremely.darned
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Alternative forms
* darn'dVerb
(head)Adjective
(-)Adverb
(-)- That was darned nice of him, wasn't it?
- He is do darned pig-headed.
Anagrams
* English degree adverbsyarned
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
*yarn
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Noun
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn , but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.}}