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Darning vs Darling - What's the difference?

darning | darling |

As nouns the difference between darning and darling

is that darning is a repair made by darning while darling is a person who is dear to one.

As a verb darning

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective darling is

dear; cherished.

As a proper noun Darling is

{{surname|A=An|English and Scottish|from=nicknames}}, originally a nickname from darling.

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?

    darling

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (informal) *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is dear to one.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
    • , passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling , after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.}}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 15, author=Felicity Cloake, work=Guardian
    • , title= How to cook the perfect nut roast , passage=If there's such a thing as pariah food – a recipe shunned by mainstream menus, mocked to near extinction and consigned to niche hinterlands for evermore – then the nut roast, a dish whose very name has become a watchword for sawdusty disappointment, is surely a strong contender. One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium [sic], and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else.}}

    Synonyms

    * * * *

    Derived terms

    * media darling

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Dear; cherished.
    • She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.
  • charming
    • Well isn't that a darling little outfit she has on.

    Usage notes

    darlinger is rarely used.

    Anagrams

    * English affectionate terms